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WHAT:
Westchester County Executive Andy Spano hosted a Summit on
Steroids to raise
awareness about this growing problem and discuss different approaches to
deal with it.
The
Summitl brought together students, sports experts, health
professionals and others.
Speakers included:
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Steven Kipnis,
MD, medical director of the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Services
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Jonathan Weinstein,
MD, director of the Hudson Valley Poison Education Center at Phelps
Memorial Hospital Center
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Eric
Small, MD, a sports
medicine specialist and chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness
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Dania A. Sweitzer,
PT, Pleasantville Physical Therapy & Sports Care,
a licensed physical therapist and former captain of the University of
Miami swim team
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Paul Burke,
M.Ed.,a former body building champion, who will talk about his experiences
using steroids and his "natural" way to build his body after being
diagnosed with MS.
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Joshua Lipsman,
MD, Westchester County commissioner
of health
WHO:
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Each high school in Westchester was
encouraged to send four students: two athletes (male and female) and
two student leaders (male and female).
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Schools also sent
athletic directors, gym teachers, coaches, health teachers and
principals.
WHEN:
Oct. 24, 2005.
WHERE:
The
Westchester County Center.
WHY:
Barely a week passes without media accounts of yet
another athlete who used steroids or other performance-enhancing
supplements. What once was rare and just done by elite athletes has now
trickled down to the amateur ranks of high schools athletes and even non
athletes.
Recent national surveys indicate that steroids and supplements are being
used by an increasing number of youth, both boys and girls. There is
some evidence that Westchester County may be following this national
trend.
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