"Legal Steroid" Prevalent In High Schools

The Supplement Known As Tren Is All The Rage With Athletes, But Poses Major Health Risk

(CBS)  With baseball season just around the corner and A-Rod's admission of steroid use dominating headlines, CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella had an Early Show investigation into steroid use in high school.

"If you are a parent or relative of a teenager, you'll want to listen to what we found out in this report. In spite of congressional hearings, testing and education, scientists are staying one step ahead of the law -- and the kids are right there with them," Cobiella told The Early Show Saturday Edition co-anchor Chris Wragge.

Cobiella visited the sleepy Southern town of Appaloosa, La., where you'd least expect to find a steroid bust the size and scope of one that made local headlines last summer.

As the investigation unfolded, Cobiella found that more people are not just involved in illegal steroid use, but also "legal steroid" use, with a supplement called Tren.

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[chuckt123456]

they dont even spell the city name right, not even close. As far as prohormones or supplements like them they are no where close to legit anabolic steroids. This xtreme tren has absolutely no trenebolone in it and the old doctor saying he found 19nor chain in it is a fkn idiot and has no clue or cbs just made it up.

[getaliferightnow]

Worried about the economy? Wondering if your going to keep your job? Just lost your house? Wondering when the Iraq war will end? Not to worry we found the real problem to be focused on "Steroids!" They are a danger to us all. Forget Cocaine, Heroine, LSD, and all that other stuff... this is the real issue to go after. God forbid that make a drug that makes people want to actually go to the gym and work out. Oh my! That 14 year old just went from hitting 30 pounders to 50 pounds... there's a real threat of terrorism forget Binladen or where my 401k went!

[mayo1958]

Wow I'm from Opelousas , Louisiana and I'm shocked that they when to Eunice High School. We have Opelousas Senior High in the city of Opelousas. And there are kids there who have taken drugs to buff them up. Parents need to focus on there kids and watch what they are doing. Yes we do live in a small country town but drugs and dealer are like ants they multiply. When a person sells drugs to kids they need to be jailed for LIFE.

[Strikerrjones]

This is bad reporting at its worst. The reporter obviously did a cursory amount of research in order to make the story sound valid and then tried to blow it up into something real. Ridiculous.


Oh, and to the person that said you don't let your kid take creatine: Creatine is not a steroid. If your kid eats red meat, he probably gets as much creatine in his diet as he would from supplementing it. It's a natural substance found in foods.

[getaliferightnow]

Oh my god my kid is eating healthy in hopes of being a better athlete and seeing a sports trainer and i ask what he's doing, where's he's going and who's he doing it with. it's so hard

[getaliferightnow]

Oh my god my kid is eating healthy in hopes of being a better athlete and seeing a sports trainer and i ask what he's doing, where's he's going and who's he doing it with. it's so hard

[1caleb56]

This is crazy, They want to make everything that is dangerous for teenagers illegal, when more education is whats really needed. Our government has plenty of more serious issues at hand than to babysit peoples kids.

and cbs is a joke, seriously vitamin b12 in your pic? I guess you thought if it had the medical name ppl wouldnt check what it was?

[getaliferightnow]

DOSE CBS EVER STOP AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO USE THIS PRODUCT AND ARE RESPONSIBLE WITH IT, THAT ARE TAX PAYING ADULTS?

HOW CBS OR THE PARENTS DON'T STOP AND MAKE THE KID'S TAKE DRUG TESTS IN HOPES OF FINDING REAL DRUGS, THAT COULD KILL THE KIDS?

IT'S DISGUSTING TO SEE CBS SPEND ALL THAT TIME AND MONEY ALONG WITH ASKING BAITING QUESTIONS TO STORE OWNERS TO SET THEM UP IN TRYING TO DRUM UP SOME PUBLIC OUT CRY OVER SOME LITTLE BRAT THAT WILL NEVER PLAY A VARSITY SPORT ON ANY LEVEL, BECAUSE HE IS GENETICALLY INFERIOR.


MOST KIDS AT THAT AGE WON'T TAKE THE TIME TO WORK WITH THE PROPER HELP YEAR ROUND "IE SPORTS TRAINER OR NUTRITIONIST" BECAUSE THEY WANT TO PROCRASTINATE AND PUT OFF THE HARD WORK AND GO TOSS OFF WITH THEIR BOYZ!

[rebiej1971]

While i do realize that some parents do push there children, I have witnessed the pressure put on our children by their coaches for them to bulk up. My son was playing football for the school last year which was his 8th grade year. My son was at the time 13 years old almost 14. The whole football team was told by one of the coaches that they needed to start taking creatine to help build their muscles. Fortunately, I knew better than to do allow him to do that and explained it to him and he agreed he did not want to take it. At that age, they are too young to go to that extent and their bodies are not ready for it yet. My son also played on the freshman team this past year. While he is not a big boy, he is an awesome football player. He was approached by the varsity coach after his last freshman game. The coach gave him instructions to get to the weight room everyday because he needed him bulked up for next year. My son just turned 15, he is 5'11", and weighs 150 lbs. He wears a size 30x34 pants and a large shirt. During wrestling last month, he had a body fat count of 8%. He is already all muscle and bench pressing 185 lbs. He has worked hard to build what muscles he has and stays active in athletics. But with those kinds of pressures from the coaches, I can see how children would turn to other alternatives to build muscles. In my opinion, what they need is more involved, informed, and concerned parents. The responsibility falls on both parents and coaches.

[andylance1]

If this is a story of alleged steroids, why does the photo that accompanies this article show a bottle of Vitamin B-12? Are you suggesting that B-12 is a steroid, or is your news department just lazy or stupid?

[daddyfatty]

Do a little research and at least get the name of our town right. Thank you..

[riob678]

As a middle and high school teacher (non-coach) for many years, I've witnessed the enormous pressure exerted on young athletes to perform. Unfortunately, the driving force to win is most often perpetuated by parents, not coaches. School administrators have a difficult task trying to lower expectations for individuals and teams. The push to win at all cost becomes a covertly destructive force in the future that affects the physical and mental abilities of those student athletes who feel compelled to use performance enhancing substances -- legal or illegal. Sports should not be de-emphasized, but the 'we must win' mindset needs to be replaced with, 'we did our best, and enjoyed ourselves.' Okay, so this is idealistic; but it's better than children developing major health problems for the sake of winning.