STEROIDS

With steroid use spreading to non-athletes—boys who want to look strong, girls who want to look lean—this alarming program promotes education about the drugs’ harmful effects. Explaining what steroids are, their legal and illegal uses, and the permanent physical and psychological damage they do, doctors, ex-users, and coaches lay out long lists of horrifying consequences that should deter abuse. The program also warns against using human growth hormones and over-the-counter supplements like caffeine and bodybuilding powders. An online teacher’s guide supplies discussion questions, activity ideas, a glossary, and a quiz with answer key. Grades 6–12. English with English subtitles. Color. 25 minutes. Cambridge Educational. ©2011.

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