18.07.2007 at 09:07
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Sport Medicine
3% of French 15-year-olds have tried salbutamol, steroids, study finds
More than one percent of 11-year-old French athletes admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, a European study finds.
The researchers surveyed more than 3,500 youngsters in eastern France about their use of drugs banned under the World Anti-Doping Agency International Standard.
The study also found that the rate of use increased from 1.2 percent to 3 percent by the time the youngsters reached age 15. Youngsters also used performance-enhancing drugs more regularly at age 15 – 62 percent of users said they used them at least every week, and 24 percent said they used them daily, compared with 62 percent who used them less than once per month at age 11. [Continues on HealthDay News]
