Other Resources

54% of all American children aged 6-17 play on at least one organized sports team. Girls comprise 44% of all organized sports team members. About 3.5 million female youth aged 12-17 were current drug users in 2001. America's Girls: Drug-Free Futures Girl Power Women and Drugs Facts & Figures Womens Sports Foundation

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)
  ASDA delivers a comprehensive anti-doping program, which includes drug testing, education, policy advice and advocacy.
• Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
  The CCES administers Canada's domestic drug-free sport program.
• Drugs in Sports
  Drugs in Sports provides international news and resources on doping and drug abuse related to sports.
• ESPN Special Section: Drugs and Sports
  An eight-part series of articles examining the effects of commonly abused substances on athletic performance and overall health.
• Healthy Competition Foundation
  A program dedicated to dedicated to educating parents, teens, and coaches about the dangers of performance enhancing drugs.
• International Association of Athletes Against Drugs
  The IAAAD strives to prevent drug abuse in sports.
• Keeping Your Teen Athlete Drug-Free: A Playbook for Parents
  This site provides parents and coaches with tips on keeping teens drug-free.
• National Alliance for Youth Sports
  The NAYS is an advocate for safe and positive sports for children.
• National Federation of State High School Associations
  The mission of NFHS is to provide leadership for the administration of sports, which enhances the educational experiences of students and reduce risks of their participation.
• National High School Athletic Coaches Association
  The NHSACA provides Drug Abuse Prevention Seminars and other activities to help coaches stay current with important issues.
• NIDA SteroidAbuse.org
  This site provides current data, news, and publications related to steroids.
• NIDA's Keep Your Body Healthy Campaign
  This campaign seeks to encourage youth to work with what nature has provided and not cheat by using steroids and thereby exposing themselves to the negative side-effects associated with these drugs.
• Tackling the Steroid Issue
  This hour-long broadcast provides information about the health effects of steroids and how the pressure to win influences choices people make.
• South African Institute for Drug Free Sport
  SAIDS provides quality anti-doping services, which conform to the highest international standards and requirements.
• Sports-Drugs.Com
  This site provides athletes with information on banned substances.
• Steroids Facts & Figures
  This online resource provides comprehensive data on steroids with links to source materials.
• United States Anti-Doping Agency
  USADA is dedicated to eliminating the practice of doping in sport, and to preserving the well being of sport and ensuring the health of athletes through research initiatives and educational programs.
• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
  The mission of WADA is to promote and coordinate at international level the fight against doping in sport in all forms.

• Anabolic Steroids: Community Drug Alert Bulletin
  This publication alerts communities to the fact that steroid abuse is a growing problem among adolescents, and to the dangers of steroid abuse.
• Australian Institute of Criminology: Crime Prevention Through Sport and Physical Activity
  This paper examines a variety of sporting activities that appear to have had a beneficial effect in helping young people steer away from trouble.
• The Coach's Playbook Against Drugs (PDF)
  The Playbook is designed to help coaches keep their teams drug free.
• College Athletes and Alcohol and Other Drug Use
  This fact sheet provides information on drug use by student athletes and strategies that campuses can use to prevent drug use by their athletes.
• NIDA Research Report Series: Anabolic Steroid Abuse
  This report provides information on steroid abuse and effects.
• Play True Magazine
  WADA's official magazine includes news on WADA's operations, activities, and projects.
• Publications on Steroid Abuse from the DEA
  These publications provide information on the dangers of abusing steroids, how people get steroids, and data on the problem.
• Steroid Publications from NCADI
  A listing of available publications related to steroids.
• Steroids: Tips for Teens
  This brochure is aimed at teens and provides information on the harmful effects of steroid use.
• Team Sports Participation and Substance Use Among Youth
  This report provides data on drug use and attitudes of youth that participate in sports.
• The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Digital Library
  The Digital Library is a global clearinghouse of currently available informational and educational anti-doping material created by stakeholders.
• Winning At Any Cost: Doping in Olympic Sports (PDF)
  This report provides information on the use of performance-enhancing substances by Olympic athletes and recommends a series of steps to eliminate doping in the Olympics.

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