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Resources and Links

For Healthcare Professionals

British Journal of Sports Medicine
“A-Z of Nutritional Supplements:  Dietary Supplements, Sports Nutrition Foods and Ergogenic Aids for Health and Performance”
Series of 48 articles reviewing a very broad spectrum of supplements often used for muscle enhancement and sports performance.

American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Reports (full text available free on-line):

Use of Performance Enhancing Substances. Michele LaBotz, Bernard Griesemer and Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Released June 2016.

Substance Abuse Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.  Sharon J.L Levy, Janet F. Williams and Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention.  Released July 2016.  

For Patients and Families

Healthychildren.org is a website dedicated to parent education sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Healthychildren.org on Performance Enhancing Substances

Healthychildren.org on Anabolic Steroids

TrueSport.org is a website powered by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. It publishes resource guides for parents and kids.

The Taylor Hooton Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to education of families, educators, and health care professionals regarding the dangers of appearance and performance enhancing substances, with an emphasis on anabolic agents. Its resource page includes a variety of informative handouts and posters for free download.

Certificate of Completion

This concludes the simulationArtificial Perfection: Talking with Teens About Performance Enhancement. Thank you for learning how to support teens who are using appearance and performance enhancing substances. Please click the link below to request a certificate of completion.

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