The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic association tested 500 athletes involved in state tournaments for the third straight school year. One athlete tested positive in in both 2007-08 and 2006-07.
New Jersey is one of three states to test high school athletes for performance enhancing substances. The testing will continue this school year with 500 more athletes being tested.
"Our only evaluation is anecdotal and that has been positive," NSIAA assistant director Bob Baly said Wednesday morning during the organization's executive committee meeting. "Parents and students are telling us they're leary of taking substances because they might get caught. Just because no one tested positive doesn't mean the program's a success."
Considering how many nutritional supplements are spiked with ingredients that will give you a positive test result these statistics seem almost too good to be true.
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