NIDA Initiative Targets Increasing Teen Use of Anabolic Steroids.(National Institute of Drug Abuse ) Pediatrics for Parents | December 1, 1999| | COPYRIGHT 1999 Pediatrics for Parents, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

To reverse the rising us of anabolic steroids by high school-age children, the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and seven national partners have launched an initiative designed to alert the public about the risks associated with anabolic steroid use.

"The most recent data from our Monitoring the Future survey tell us that the trends in use of these drugs and in teenagers' attitudes about them are going in the wrong direction," said NIDA Director Dr. Alan I. Leshner. "More than a half million 8th- and 10th-grade students are now using these dangerous drugs, and ...

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