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While the Summit is
targeted to the problem of use by school athletes, there is recognition
that performance-enhancing products are also used by dancers, body
builders and teens and young adults who want to look tough or “buff.”
The county has other activities planned to address these issues:
- Distribution to High Schools of DVD
excerpts of the 2005 Summit on Steroids
- Continued training for school nurses and substance
abuse prevention and treatment providers to better respond to student
steroid and supplement use.
- A meeting for parks and recreation personnel
to alert them to the problem.
- A media campaign to alert parents and teens to
the dangers of steroids and performance enhancing supplements.
- Program run by Peers Influence Peers, where teens
will develop their own PSAs about the perils of steroids. PSAs will be
airing this fall.
- Collaboration with county agencies to promote
healthy lifestyle messages (i.e. Youth Council, Department of Community Mental Health,
Department of Parks and Recreations, etc.)
- Promotional message through programs and
services provided by Westchester County’s Drug and Alcohol-Free
Coalition
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