Steroid Persuasive Speech
Thank you for contacting me regarding steroid drug use in athletics. I appreciate you taking the time to write. I always look forward to hearing from my young constituents. It is very important for our youth to become civically active and I applaud you for your interest in government and the legislative process.
Under the Controlled Substances Act, anabolic steroids are a Schedule III drug, meaning it is illegal to use them unless prescribed by a doctor. This makes the non-prescribed use and possession of steroids for athletes explicitly illegal.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, around 1.9% of 12th graders have reported using anabolic steroids in their lifetime. Exploitation of these drugs by high school athletes is damaging
Under the Controlled Substances Act, anabolic steroids are a Schedule III drug, meaning it is illegal to use them unless prescribed by a doctor. This makes the non-prescribed use and possession of steroids for athletes explicitly illegal.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, around 1.9% of 12th graders have reported using anabolic steroids in their lifetime. Exploitation of these drugs by high school athletes is damaging