Steroids - Information

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Steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone.

NIDA for Teens Contains facts about steroids and their effect on the teen body.

Major League Baseball and Steroid Use Prevention:
Parents and coaches can download a free Talk Kit to help guide conversations about the value of healthy competition among young athletes, and a new blog, Coaches Corner, offers a place to connect with others on this important health issue.Visit drugfree.org/playhealthy now, and learn how to keep the teens in your life on the healthy track.

Test for Steroids Now Available for Parents and Schools (CADCA Newsletter, Sept. 4, 2008) Findings from the 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that 3.9 percent of high school students in the nation have used anabolic steroids without a prescription. Despite that, steroid use among high school athletes often goes undetected because regular drug tests cannot pick up steroid use. To remedy that, a new test is available from Phamatech to help schools and parents identify steroid use and ensure that youth get help for their addiction. <Read More>

Report Finds Steroids Easy to Access Online (CADCA Newsletter, July 24, 2008) A new report, released by LegitScript.com, an online pharmacy verification service, and KnujOn.com, an Internet spam and criminality watchdog, identified 156 Web sites engaged in the illicit sale of anabolic steroids, making it easy for youth to obtain steroids without a prescription.

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