For high school doping, parents want school interventions, penalties
Vol. 5, Issue 3; Nov. 17, 2008
Report Highlights
- Nearly 1 in 10 parents of a high school athlete knows someone under 18 who has tried performance-enhancing drugs.
- 3 out of 4 parents support random testing of high school athletes for performance-enhancing drugs.
- Less than one-half of parents believe there should be individual penalties for high school athletes who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Several reports indicate that use of performance-enhancing (P-E) drugs by athletes in high school is increasingly common. Less well understood is what parents think schools should do to address PE drug use-particularly what the consequences should be.
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This Report includes research findings from the C.S. Mott Children's National Poll on Children's Health, which do not represent the opinions of the investigators or the opinions of the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan reserves all rights over this material.
