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Steroid testing in Texas public schools not necessary
[SIZE=-1]Fort Worth Star Telegram[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, sponsored the legislation and calls the testing program an "incredible success." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Gov. Rick Perry still backs the program, but suggests a more modest effort. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who made the testing a legislative priority, believes it is too early to draw conclusions.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, expressed a more prevalent point of view: "Colossal waste of taxpayer money." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The legislations supporters pulled heartstrings and pontificated about steroids dangers. Alleged use by professional athletes also dominated sports pages at the time.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]But a 2006 Texas A&M study found that about 1.5 percent of Texas students in the seventh through 12 grades admitted using steroids, and that number was a decrease from a 2002 survey that was cited in a report touted by legislative sponsors. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Meanwhile, the 2005 Texas Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that 47 percent of high school students drank alcohol, 22 percent used marijuana and 19 percent carried a weapon in the past 30 days.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]A 2007 American Academy of Pediatricians survey showed that more than 80 percent of physicians oppose drug testing for privacy concerns, among other things. The American Civil Liberties Union also opposes testing. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that testing students in voluntary extracurricular activities is legal. [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Fort Worth Star Telegram[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, sponsored the legislation and calls the testing program an "incredible success." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Gov. Rick Perry still backs the program, but suggests a more modest effort. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who made the testing a legislative priority, believes it is too early to draw conclusions.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, expressed a more prevalent point of view: "Colossal waste of taxpayer money." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The legislations supporters pulled heartstrings and pontificated about steroids dangers. Alleged use by professional athletes also dominated sports pages at the time.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]But a 2006 Texas A&M study found that about 1.5 percent of Texas students in the seventh through 12 grades admitted using steroids, and that number was a decrease from a 2002 survey that was cited in a report touted by legislative sponsors. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Meanwhile, the 2005 Texas Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that 47 percent of high school students drank alcohol, 22 percent used marijuana and 19 percent carried a weapon in the past 30 days.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]A 2007 American Academy of Pediatricians survey showed that more than 80 percent of physicians oppose drug testing for privacy concerns, among other things. The American Civil Liberties Union also opposes testing. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that testing students in voluntary extracurricular activities is legal. [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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