The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association today became the first high school governing body to approve a plan for random steroid testing. The NJSIAA plans on randomly testing 500 of the 100,00 athletes that participate in state tournaments every year. The cost for the test is about $150 per person with the state funding half of it.
One study shows that 2% of high school athletes will try steroids while the CDC estiamtes that 6% of U.S. high school students took steroids in 2003. And they say that pro athletes don’t influence kids.
In completely unrelated news, the Original Whizzinator has set up a satellite office in New Jersey.
Links:
[Philly.com]: N.J. breaking ground on steroid testing
[1010 WINS]: NJ School Association Approves Steroid Policy
