High school steroid policies
July 18, 2007
A state-by-state glance at high school steroid policies:
Testing mandated by law
Florida: New law sets up pilot program that calls for 1 percent of athletes in football, baseball and weightlifting to be tested.
New Jersey: First state with a steroid testing law. No positive tests reported yet.
Texas: Recently passed law calling for widespread testing.
Laws exist but don't mandate testing
California: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed bill prohibiting high school athletes from taking ephedra and other supplements.
Iowa: 1990 rule calls for athlete suspensions for steroid use, but state law prohibits random drug testing.
Louisiana: Legislature has passed resolution to survey schools about extent of the steroid use.
Maine: Law passed last year requires school systems to address steroids in their drug and alcohol policies.
Michigan: Law passed last year requires school boards to establish policy on steroids.
Minnesota: 2005 law calls for maximum 20-year prison sentence for sale of performance-enhancing drugs to minors.
Pennsylvania: Decade-old law requires school boards to enforce rules prohibiting steroid use, but no testing program to back this up.
Virginia: Athletics association rulebook has rule "consistent with Code of Virginia" calling for two-year ban if principal and superintendent determine athletes used steroids. No testing policy, though.
Testing or policy exists on state or local level
Alaska: Largest school district, in Anchorage, has policy banning steroid use.
Colorado: Athletics association includes steroid mention in bulletins sent to member schools.
Georgia: Athletics association has policy statement denouncing use of steroids.
Illinois: Steroid testing plan being hatched this summer, to be presented to athletics association board in September.
Massachusetts: Activities association has wellness program with regulations against steroid use.
Mississippi: A number of schools have mandatory testing programs.
Missouri: Francis Howell School District in suburban St. Louis began mandatory testing for drugs, including steroids, in 2006.
Nebraska: Educational programs established in state where Legislature killed random-testing measure.
Nevada: Athletes sign contract saying they won't use alcohol or drugs, including steroids.
New Mexico: Established steroids task force, which concluded statewide testing program would be too expensive and difficult to manage.
North Dakota: Rules call for penalties for steroid use, but no testing.
Ohio: Activities association refers to department of education code that cautions about dangers of using steroids.
Oklahoma: Several districts have testing policies.
Oregon: Athletic association superintendent says state's extensive education program can reach 15 students for the cost of one steroid test.
Rhode Island: Athletics association has policy statement denouncing use of steroids.
Wisconsin: Athletics association provides schools DVDs and literature on steroids.
West Virginia: Logan County schools test up to 2 percent of athletes each week.
Wyoming: Campbell County High School in Gillette tests for steroids.
No known testing or information available
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington
-- Associated Press
