July 23, 2004

Steroids Are Rampant Among College Athletes, a Senate Panel Is Told

By WELCH SUGGS

The abuse of steroids is a major problem in college sports, said witnesses who testified last week at a hearing of the U.S. Senate's Caucus on International Narcotics Control. A former Division I football player, who testified anonymously, said one of his teammates was a dealer who had supplied steroids to seven or eight other players.

The hearing focused on athletes' use of performance-enhancing drugs as the Senate considers the Anabolic Steroid Control Act, which the House of

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