The results are promising, with the potential to have a long-term impact of health of young people and on their use of drugs such as steroids. These sessions focus on the effects of steroids, sports nutrition, and strength training alternatives to steroids use.
Students also participate in drug refusal role playing and learn about anti-steroids media messages.
In addition to the classes there are seven weight room sessions taught by Oregon Health Sciences University research staff. Information is also distributed to parents, and they were invited to a discussion session. It involves a team-approach that empowers student athletes to make the right choices through education. This year-long study was the first study to use coaches as members of the drug prevention team. Anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone.