Story idea: Steroids

The story idea is: Government organizations have been neglecting steroid abuse at colleges and Universities and have mainly been focusing on Major league players, like Barry Bonds.

 

My facts come from various online sources that contribute to my story idea.

The first online source comes from this article by Jon Coury (http://www.helium.com/items/396862-an-inside-look-at-steroid-abuse-in-college-and-high-school). In his article he points out how the NCAA has been focusing on big time major league players and steroid abuse. He has quotes from college students who believe steroid abuse has increased.

 

The next source is the National Collegiate Association. (http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=43897) They are under criticism for not shedding more light on the issue of steroid abuse.  The NCAA has not been educating college athletes and students on the dangers of steroid abuse.

 

On the office of National Drug Control Policy (http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/steroids/steroids_ff.html) there are facts and figures on last year’s numbers of steroid use among college students.

 

The next fact comes from the National institute on drug abuse. (http://www.nida.nih.gov/PDF/RRSteroids.pdf) Their research includes facts and figures on only high school and middle school kids. There isn’t anything on steroid abuse at colleges and universities. This is a government agency and it’s shocking that they don’t have facts on college students and athletes. They are forgetting about students and athletes at a college level and they are using steroids as much as high school and middle school students.

 

Another article, written by Ray Fauteux , explains why college students  and athletes are using steroids. (http://www.helium.com/items/1299831-drugs-and-sports-steroids-use-among-college-athletes)

 

The next site has an article on Texas picking a popular company to do steroid testing at high schools. It also talks about how companies compete to run drug test on students from high schools to colleges. (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highschool/news/story?id=3208890) This website gives me facts on how colleges and Universities are testing their students for steroids.

 

My last site is the drug free sport website which explains how and how they test for steroid abuse at colleges and universities.  (http://www.drugfreesport.com/services/drug-testing-admin-services.asp)