Athletes have been using amphedamines and other chemical stims long before steroids and HGH were around.

Who knows what Ty cobb or Babe Ruth did?

For my part it is their body and it is their chosen profession. If they are willing to shorten their lives for more performance. Like dope, the illegality conceals the stigma that should be attached to the use of such substances.

If they legalize, the shortened careers will become apparent and the value of longer and more healthy will win out in the long run. For those that see it otherwise it is just Darwin at work.

And, as far as I know HGH is not even harmful.