A piece in the The Education Guardian reports on a speech by Steve Sinnot, General Secretary of the NUT, which raises concerns about the abuse of steroids:
Mr Sinnott also warned that “size zero” models on television were leading some young girls to aspire to an impossible body image.
“In order to conform to what is perceived as the norm or that which is beautiful, young people can resort to some terrifying measures,” he said.
“In my home area of Merseyside some young boys are turning to the use of anabolic steroids – a drug previously to be found only among body builders – as an instant fix for a designer body.
“The NHS on Merseyside has said that boys as young as 14 are using steroids to grow faster and bigger.”
The same story – word for word – in The Metro.
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Filed under: Drug Education Forum Members, Steroids , NUT
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