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Enjoy this item featuring the NCAA Oregon Health & Science University. The perfect gift for any Oregon Health & Science University fan!Anabolic steroid use is increasing among adolescents. This video describes the current problem of anabolic steroid use and the intake of other illicit and controlled substances and athletic supplements by adolescent athletes. Learn the benefits and risks of anabolic steroid use, the risk factors involved in such use among young athletes and how the marketing of steroid images focuses on only the benefits of steroids and downplays their potent and dangerous side effects. Among the topics covered in the video: Learn the prevalence of anabolic steroid use among adolescents, discover the risks and benefits of anabolic steroid use, understand the differences in risk among adolescent male and female athletes, understand the signs of anabolic steroid use, learn about media influences that foster more healthy perceptions of steroid use, discover how athlete-enhancing supplements can be a gateway to steroid use and other athletic-enhancing drugs. Produced in cooperation with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.2003, 29 min.