TX Approves Mandatory Random Steroid Testing
Texas lawmakers approved mandatory random steroid testing of high-school athletes. The governor is expected to sign the bill. A legislative sponsor predicts kids will be suspended if they test positive or refuse to be tested. New Jersey already tests high-school athletes statewide; Florida has a limited pilot program. Activists say they’ll push other states to follow.
Ban supporters’ arguments: 1) We’re protecting kids from poison.
2) This will be more successful than other kinds of drug testing, because if athletes get suspended from playing sports, the drug’s whole purpose is defeated.
3) Coaches will show kids how to bulk up without steroids.
Cynical view: Then get ready to start testing for protein shakes.
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