title: The use of ergogenic agents in high school athletes.
abstract: Statistics reporting adolescent use of ergogenic agents are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, 6.1% of students from grades 9 through 12 had taken illegal anabolic steroids without a prescription one or more times during their lifetime. Additionally, more adolescent athletes are using non-Food and Drug Administration-regulated herbal supplements that claim ergogenic benefits. Many athletes either are unaware of or do not consider the possible health risks caused by these agents. School-based programs for athletes may be successful in preventing the use of ergogenic agents by increasing knowledge about such agents and offering skills in critical thinking to improve decision-making skills.
authors.affiliation: Port Charlotte, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Charlene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012573:School Nursing; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents