1 in 4 Youth Athletes Report Performance Enhancing Substance Use.

In a recent study it was reported that 25.8% of young athletes in Quebec indicated that they used one of more substances from an IOC prohibited and/or restricted list of performance-enhancing drugs in the past 12 months. The top five substances listed were: Recovery Drinks (49.4%) Chocolate (34.1%) Vitamin Supplements (26.5%) Coffee (16.)%) Creatine (11.5%) These were followed by alcohol (11.4%)...Read more