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Increase in Teen HGH Use

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Survey finds sharp increase in teen use of HGH

NEW YORK (AP) — Experimentation with human growth hormones by America's teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey.

In a confidential 2013 survey of 3,705 high school students, being released Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 11 percent reported using synthetic HGH at least once — up from about 5 percent in the four preceding annual surveys. Teen use of steroids increased from 5 percent to 7 percent over the same period, the survey found.

Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, depicted the numbers as alarming but not surprising, given the extensive online marketing of performance-enhancing substances and near-total lack of any drug testing for high school athletes.

"It's what you get when you combine aggressive promotion from for-profit companies with a vulnerable target — kids who want a quick fix and don't care about health risk," Tygart said in an interview. "It's a very easy sell, unfortunately."

Nine percent of teen girls reported trying synthetic HGH and 12 percent of boys.

"A picture emerges of teens — both boys and girls — entering a largely unregulated marketplace (online and in-store) in which performance-enhancing substances of many varieties are aggressively promoted with promises of improved muscle mass, performance and appearance," said the report. "This is an area of apparently growing interest and potential danger to teens that cries out for stricter controls on manufacture and marketing."

Given the high cost of authentic HGH, it's possible that some of teens who reported using it may in fact have obtained fake products. As the survey said, "It's very difficult to know what exactly is in the substances teens are consuming, or what the short and long-term impact on their health may be."

Steve Pasierb, president of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, said the motives of today's youthful dopers were different from the rebellious or escapist attitudes that traditionally accompanied teen drinking and pot-smoking.

"This is about how you feel, how you look," Pasierb said. "They're doing this thing to get ahead. ... Girls want to be thin and toned. For a lot of boys, it's about their six-pack."

He urged parents to talk candidly with their children about the dangers of performance-enhancing substances, but to avoid moralizing.

"It's not about illegality, or whether you're a good parent or bad parent," he said. "It's a health issue. These substances literally alter your body."

Pasierb said high school coaches have a key role in combatting doping. Some are vigilant, other oblivious and perhaps a third are prepared to tolerate doping in the interests of winning, he said.

The new survey noted that the upsurge in teen HGH use occurred even as famous athletes were caught up in high-profile doping cases. Last August, Major League Baseball punished Alex Rodriguez with a lengthy suspension after investigating his use of performance-enhancing drugs. A few months earlier, Lance Armstrong admitted in a TV interview to doping throughout his cycling career.

One of Armstrong's former teammates is Tyler Hamilton, who was forced to return his 2004 Olympic gold medal after being found guilty of doping. In recent public appearances, Hamilton has implored young athletes to resist the temptation to dope.

"There's so much pressure on winning — it's tough for these kids to stay true to themselves," he said. "I can't change every kid's mind, but if I can do my part and other people do their part, we can beat this monster."

Tygart, who as USADA's chief oversaw investigations of Armstrong and Hamilton, noted that stringent testing regimens are an increasingly effective deterrent to doping among athletes in major pro sports and in international competitions.

"But most young athletes are not in any testing program, and their chance of getting caught is zero," he said. "When left unchecked, the win-at-all-cost culture will take over and athletes will make the wrong decision."

Synthetic HGH is supposed to be available only by prescription, yet products claiming to contain HGH are widely promoted and enforcement of the regulations is inconsistent, Tygart said.

Among the groups seeking to reverse the teen doping trend is the Texas-based Taylor Hooton Foundation, named after a 17-year-old high school athlete whose suicide in 2003 was blamed by his family on his use of anabolic steroids. Its staff has spoken to thousands of young people at school assemblies and sports camps.

Donald Hooton Sr., Taylor's father and the foundation's president, depicted teen doping as an epidemic fueled by widespread ignorance among parents and coaches. He estimated that more than 1.5 million youths in the U.S. have tried steroids.

Information about teen use of performance-enhancing drugs is readily available online. The Mayo Clinic, for example, provides a list of possible hazards and side-effects, including stunted growth, acne, liver problems, shrunken testicles for boys and excess facial hair for girls.

The clinic urges parents to check the ingredients of over-the-counter products used by their teens, and to be on the lookout for warning signs, including increased aggressiveness, rapid weight gain, and needle marks in the buttocks or thighs.

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids survey also reported on other forms of substance abuse. Among its findings:

—Forty-four percent of teens report using marijuana at least once within their lifetime; 24 percent report using within the past month; and 7 percent report using at least 20 times within the past month. These levels have remained stable over the past five years.

—After a sharp increase in teen misuse and abuse of prescription drugs in 2012, the rate remained stable in 2013, with 23 percent of teens reporting such abuse or misuse at least once. Fifteen percent reported having used the prescription painkillers Vicodin or OxyContin without a prescription at some point.

The survey of 3,705 students in grades 9-12 was conducted at their schools between February and June of 2013.

The margin of error was calculated at plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.

Founded in 1987, the New York-based Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is a nonprofit working to reduce teen substance abuse and support families affected by addiction.
 

Sully

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I'm guessing most of these kids are buying bunk OTC products that claim to be HGH in a sublingual spray or pill form. It's doubtful that most of them know that real growth has to be injected.
 

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Survey finds sharp increase in teen use of HGH

Among the groups seeking to reverse the teen doping trend is the Texas-based Taylor Hooton Foundation, named after a 17-year-old high school athlete whose suicide in 2003 was blamed by his family on his use of anabolic steroids.

The clinic urges parents to check the ingredients of over-the-counter products used by their teens, and to be on the lookout for warning signs, including increased aggressiveness, rapid weight gain, and needle marks in the buttocks or thighs.

Needle marks? Anyone have teens whose bottoms they check regularly for "needle marks" ? Lol
 

humpthebobcat

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for real, where are they getting a couple grand to drop on a legit amount of it...I had said something about hgh at work and this dumb blond sweedish chick (yes I'm tryin to bang her) said, oh, I take hgh all the time, I have a bottle of these pills...LOL, I was like ohhh really?
 

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Youd be surprised what kids can come up with these days as far as money goes.....my son used to make money with ruinscape online there was times he would come in to my room after playing online all day and tell me theres about to be 3000 dollars put into my pay pal account (that happened more than once several times in fact) ...hese got a budy of his thats literally paying his way thru college at a very good college selling pharm grade weed to a small group of high end clients lol
 

robertscott

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this dumb blond sweedish chick (yes I'm tryin to bang her) said, oh, I take hgh all the time, I have a bottle of these pills...LOL, I was like ohhh really?

that's probably what's happening in a lot of cases. Kids think they're taking GH but it's really just some bullshit supp.

I had a kid tell me once he'd just started on IGF-1. Turns out there's a protein powder called IGF-1! He thought it was some pharmaceutical shit but it was just whey.

I just googled it, and apparently the company changed the name to GF-1...
 

chrisr116

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Didn't they sell some drops at Walmart and call it the hgh diet or something like that? I bet it is something like that.
 

naplestraining

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the majority they are getting is fake.
Most are getting 1-2 kits a a time and are taking gear as well, (and way too much) so they don't actually what is working for them.
My kids are in college and tell me all about it. It's a shame, many are taking massive amounts of gear and peptides to struggle to 195#.
...again the "I want it now" generation.
 

r.long

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Parents fund kids steroid and HGH use - yes really.

the majority they are getting is fake.
Most are getting 1-2 kits a a time and are taking gear as well, (and way too much) so they don't actually what is working for them.
My kids are in college and tell me all about it. It's a shame, many are taking massive amounts of gear and peptides to struggle to 195#.
...again the "I want it now" generation.

Don't forget - there are parents that will do anything to have bragging rights about their kid. It's the "little league parent" syndrome but at a whole new level. Sad example - the kid in the following picture was about 200lbs and a decent athlete. His parents funded him for orals, deca (according a a source close to their supplier) and possible HGH. Gained 45lbs in 4 weeks, 65lbs altogether by the 3rd month, then stopped taking after he landed his scholarship and 3 months off the juice he weighs around 185 - crazy and sad.

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Many kids are getting student loans for college and spending the money on things rather than college. I just found out that a buddy's son bought a new car instead of paying tuition.
 

MightyJohn

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When I wen to NS there were 2 brothers that were yoked/juiced up and one did GH, his father got it for him...in hopes he grow taller for D1 Football