Anti-steroid propaganda on television is seemingly effective in shaping viewers opinions on anabolic steroids. The NBC television series “Life” featured an imaginative and fanciful portrayal of roid rage on the most recent episode “Everything… All the Time.” While most readers of this blog laugh at the ridiculous, uniformed and fictitious depiction of roid rage in primetime television, ignorant consumers of popular culture consume such anti-steroid propaganda as the factual basis for their beliefs about steroids. This has the effect of demonizing steroids and particularly the steroid user.

The pathetic and absurd portrayal of roid rage makes us wonder how much research the producers invest in the subject matter portrayed in their television series. Yet, many viewers of this show see nothing other than “brilliant” television drama. This is why such insidious anti-steroid propaganda is dangerous.

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