Under new amendment to steroid law, purchase of steroids online is illicit in UK

British people are not allowed to purchase steroids via internet. Importation of steroids into the UK is considered to be illicit under a new amendment to the steroid law. Those that live in the UK and import steroids into the country are punished. But British people may freely get, possess and take steroids.
According to the “personal custody”, those who arrived to London for the Olympics were allowed to import steroids for personal use. It was not claimed to be criminal under British laws. Nevertheless, those that live inside the UK don’t have any right to purchase steroids online and import them from other countries to the UK.
Earlier British citizens were allowed to acquire steroids from outside the country. The amendment was provided by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in order to protect health of those that take steroids. But is the amendment able to do it?
Many underground labs produce anabolic steroids inside the UK. They prosper because of the amendment. But it is necessary to take in consideration that a lot of underground labs produce steroids of low quality. So, British people have to obtain steroids of low quality because it is forbidden to import steroids that are produced outside the country by safe pharmaceutical companies.
Authorities informed Needle-Syringe Program (NSP) workers that they would have to work more. It was noted that the amendment would enhance the number of steroid users.
Actually, the amendment is likely to influence on health of steroid users negatively. Steroid-using sportspersons and bodybuilders may get grave adverse consequences because they switch from quality steroids manufactured by trustworthy pharmaceutical companies to worse preparations manufactured by underground labs located in the UK.