Are teens starting to distrust adults?
Kids do understand that there’s a reason not to trust these coaches and adults, and perhaps, ultimately, not to trust Dad. They are hypocritical and these kids really feel angry and trapped because they really love to play football. How much do steroids cost? If you are a 16-year-old high school football player, and you want to put on 30 pounds of muscle over the summer, I’m figuring that this costs close to $1,500 a week for a minimum of eight weeks. That’s why I’m saying I don’t think it’s coming out of their allowances or from bagging groceries. I think it’s coming from Dad’s debit card, absolutely. Dad’s no dummy—he wants you to get a college scholarship or to get into a better college. So Dad will leave his wallet around. And there’s a lot of unspoken agreement of all this happening. How prevalent is high school steroid use and how dangerous are they? There haven’t been really good studies on just exactly how much, and exactly what steroids accomplish, and exactly what the impact
