What Athletic Directors Can Do About The Steroid Abuse Crisis?
Anabolic steroids are no longer reserved for professional athletes who are looking for an extra advantage. Nowadays every athlete is looking to obtain an advantage over the competition. Some athletes simply up the intensity of their training and go on special diets, while others take the easy route or look for the quick fix which is steroids. In a study conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2003 over one million junior high and high school aged kids admitted to trying steroids. Other scientific reports suggest that steroid use is on the rise regardless of athletic participation and that even six-graders are getting juiced! When children discuss competitive sports they usually speak in the future tense. In junior high you want to know what it takes to make varsity in high school. Once you get to high school you want to know what it takes to obtain an athletic scholarship at a university. Finally once you enter collegiate athletics you want to know what it takes to…… J
