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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEEN STEROID USE
because
YOU DON’T WANT TO END UP LIKE THIS GUY
“…..Synthetically produced….”(Steroid Abuse in Today’s Society)
“….claim steroids give them a competitive advantage and/or improve their physical
performance…..”(Steroid Abuse in Today’s Society)
“Young people do not comprehend the consequences of steroid use on their health”
-Marcelo Llorante
THERE’S NO GOING BACK
“I figured they were no big deal…”(Needle Nightmare)
“….study of 50,000 students found that 3.5 percent used steroids at least once, an
increase of 2.1 percent in 1991…” (Schwarb 6)
“…Less than 4 percent of the nation’s high schools test students for steroids…...” (Associated Press)
HANDS-ON PROJECT
Veronica Vasquez
SPRINGFIELD YOUTH WRESTLING CLINIC
Veronica Vasquez
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr. McCaslin for his help in organizing the event
and teaching participants.
Veronica Vasquez
Springfield Wrestlers: Brett Ellis, Calvin Speight, Drew Dearden, Jake MacGregor, Michael Honeywell, and Muhammed Al
Jumali for acting as instructors at the clinic.
Veronica Vasquez
Gabi Santangelo, Kelsey Schaum, and Veronica Vasquez for their help
behind the scenes on the day of the event. Veronica took pictures of the
day.
Veronica Vasquez
Corsair Layton for acting as the “steroid user” in my documentary.
Mrs. Ward, Mr. Rodoff, Dr. Valenza and Mr. Meder for providing answers to questions and suggestions on how I could make my research products
better.