title: Drug Testing US Student-Athletes for Performance-Enhancing Substance Misuse: A Flawed Process.
abstract: The author argues that drug testing of U.S. high school students for performance-enhancing substance misuse is invasive, expensive, and the low number of positive test results do not justify the costs, especially in financially strapped school districts where this money would be better spent on injury prevention for athletes and the education of all students.
authors.affiliation: a Health, Fitness, and Wellness , Ellison Bay , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bahrke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D045930:Anabolic Agents; D056352:Athletes; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004300:Doping in Sports; D004921:Erythropoietin; D006397:Hematinics; D006801:Humans; D058573:Performance-Enhancing Substances; D012574:Schools / Q000191:economics; D013334:Students; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D006397:Hematinics; D058573:Performance-Enhancing Substances; D004921:Erythropoietin
keywords: drug testing; performance-enhancing substances; student-athletes