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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing about full contact sports and kids/young adults is that we do not know much about the physical effects and the long term nature of those things -- and we have had people playing them for a century.

Add to it -- as always -- times change.  What took place in the 70s and 80s is very different than it is not.  We are better at some things, but get worse at others.  Or -- perhaps new things also come along that make things worse.

The big thing about contact sports now is drug use by the participants.  And, it is rampant.  It is done to build muscle and improve performance.  It is not a question of getting high.  It is a question of getting bigger, stronger and more competitive.  And using drugs to help do it.

A very recent research paper that came out this month in that rag -- The Journal of Epidemlology put the misuse of non-prescribed prescription drugs by high school Seniors at 50% greater if the Seniors participated in a full contact high school sport (football, wrestling, boys lacrosse).  The misuse continues well after high school..

Walk into any high school weigh room and the effects are pretty obvious.  The incentives to also misuse are in place.  Everyone else is doing it so your choice is join in, or don't play.

Frankly what is needed is a real and effective testing program.  That's a big order when you consider that there are over a million high school football players in the country, but if a significant percentage of them are illegally using how can you do otherwise?

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And by a significant percentage I mean 25-35%.  That's a quarter million kids taking illegal kids so that they can play high school football.  Stop that -- or stop the sport.
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