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International Olympic Committee and Major League Baseball seek to clamp down on steroids and other drug use and addiction by revising drug testing policies
The driving force behind athletic competition
has led individuals within various athletic arenas to tarnish themselves,
their sport and their country by using performance-enhancing drugs. With the
ongoing BALCO scandal and the naming of specific athletes, including an
Olympic Gold Medalist Marion Jones and the Major League single-season
homerun record holder Barry Bonds.
Seeing role models
artificially enhancing themselves for increased performance, condoning use
of drugs such as marijuana or even simply saying that they have a right to
not be tested for using illicit drugs represents a bad example for our
children. It can act as a built-in justifier, “So and so does it, and look
where he (or she) is.” For the sake of our future, the last thing we need is
to make it look okay for our children to do drugs. |
Regardless of whether it is considered right or wrong in athletics, there
are plenty of documented health risks and side effects associated with
steroids. In addition to this there is the abuse potential and the
possibility of leading to addiction to other drugs as well.
While recent studies indicate that 90% of high school students view steroid
use as dangerous, there has been a 50% increase in the number of teens who
have tried steroids since 1991. Overall, the prevalence of lifetime illegal
steroid use among students in grades 9-12 is higher among males (6.8%) than
females (5.3%).
Teenagers that use steroids are more likely to engage in other risky behaviors as well. One study found that teen steroid users were more likely to use alcohol and illicit drugs, practice risky sex and engage in suicidal behavior.
When dealing with addiction, to steroids or any other drugs, it is important to handle the situation without using more chemicals that alter the body. Though it sounds simple, too many treatment programs assign addiction the label of being a brain disease and therefore attempt to treat the problem with more drugs to “restore balance.”
There is one program that is currently operating in 40 countries and rapidly
expanding due to its effectiveness. It is a treatment and education
organization called Narconon which utilizes the successful drug-free
rehabilitation methodology researched and developed by American author and
humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.
Narconon Arrowhead is the largest center in the international Narconon
network, and according to an Arrowhead representative, “We do see a number
of people that have become addicted to stimulants such as cocaine, crack and
methamphetamine as a result of their steroid use.”
Science Bound encourages underrepresented ethnic minorities to pursue science and technology at the university level. The program offers assistance to overcome academic and financial barriers while providing hands-on experiences to the students.
The intramural program is operated for the benefit of all Alpena Community College students who want to take part in team sports for fun and friendly competition. Activities include flag football, bowling, volleyball, basketball, floor hockey, softball, and others.
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