High School Steroid Use Not a Major Concern Locally. But What Should You Look For?

Four states across the nation have adopted some form of steroid testing for high school athletes. New Jersey was the first state to implement such a policy. The other three are Florida, Texas and Illinois. Delaware’s state House passed Resolution No. 44 last year to create a task force to study the cost and issues relating to such testing. Oklahoma has no state-widerule, but various school districts are testing student-athletes on their own. Chapter 808A of the Iowa Code passed in 1986 prohibits random, suspicion-less drug testing by school officials, according to Carol Greta, attorney with the Iowa Department of Education.