Steroids In High School Sports

Kids in High School are starting to feel the pressure of living up the the high standards of the pros. They are having to compete for scholarships, a chance at the big time, and just recognition for there skills. The pressure of winning is high, and the bar has been set extremely high. Coaches and Players are willing to turn a blind eye as long as they are winning.

Results from the 2006 Monitoring the Future Study, which surveyed students in eighth, 10th, and 12th grades nationally, show that 1.6 percent of eighth-graders, 1.8 percent of 10th-graders, and 2.7 percent of 12th-graders reported using steroids at least once.