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Page 13 of 15 Steroid Use in High School Athletes
High schools nationwide are struggling with rising steroid use, not just among football players battling for college scholarships, but also among non-athletes who think bigger biceps will make them more popular. Most schools can’t afford expensive tests for detecting steroids and those that test for marijuana and cocaine don’t check for steroids. An NCAA approved test for marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines and methamphetamine costs about $22, plus collecting and handling expenses. A steroid test costs $50 to $100, not counting collecting and handling costs.
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Family Substance Abuse Programs
- Creating Lasting Family Connections: This program is a comprehensive family strengthening, substance abuse, and violence prevention curriculum. CLFC has demonstrated that youth and families in high-risk environments can be assisted to become strong, healthy, and supportive people. CLFC is a SAMHSA Model Program.
- Families Working Together: The first of its kind, this program is intended to prevent children from falling into the same negative patterns as their substance-abusing parents. The program is a family treatment approach, emphasizing communication and skill building and is effective in reducing the risk of children becoming substance abusers.
++++++++++ Drugs and Violence at School
++++++++++ WHO says Legal Drugs Are the Greatest Health Threat A report released by the World Health Organization found that dependence on alcohol and cigarettes has a much greater cost for societies than illegal drugs like cocaine and crack. The Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence report says that drug addiction is a growing problem, especially in poor countries that have rising rates of alcohol consumption and smoking. The Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence report says that that have rising rates of alcohol consumption and smoking. - There are about 200 million illegal drugs users worldwide, or 3.4 percent of the world population.
Illegal drugs contributed 0.8% to global ill health in 2000. - Alcohol accounted for 4.1%
- Cigarettes accounted for 4%.
Men in rich countries are especially vulnerable to suffer from alcohol- and cigarette-related bad health.
These percentages are based on a measurement used by WHO that gauges the burden that premature deaths and years lived with disability impose on society. ++++++++++ Teen Inhalant Use is on the Rise Again The effects of a 1990s advertising campaign credited with reducing inhalant abuse have apparently worn off. A growing number of young teens are experimenting with inhalants: gas, paint thinner, spray paint, hair spray, deodorant spray, lighter fluid, marking pens, household cleaners, correction fluids, glue, nail polish, and computer keyboard cleaners. Inhalant abuse, “huffing,” can leave users brain damaged or dead. gas, paint thinner, spray paint, hair spray, deodorant spray, lighter fluid, marking pens, household cleaners, correction fluids, glue, nail polish, and computer keyboard cleaners. Inhalant abuse, “huffing,” can leave users brain damaged or dead.
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