Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Steroid Education Programs Are Available, But Most School Districts Still Do Not Test

Report 07-25, April 2007




Report Summary

The Department of Education and the Florida High School Athletic Association have taken steps to educate student athletes, coaches, and district administrators about the dangers of steroid use. While no statutory changes have been implemented requiring student steroid testing to date, related legislation has been and continues to be introduced for debate. While some individual school districts test student athletes for drugs using federal grants or private funding, few include steroids. Student drug testing policies may restrict a district's ability to test student athletes suspected of steroid use, as the definition of testing for cause or suspicion does not include steroid use outcomes. Currently, only one state, New Jersey, has a statewide student athlete drug testing program to detect steroid use.


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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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