Full Text of HR0278 94th General Assembly
HR0278 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes that the | 3 |
| abuse of steroids among America's youth has reached dangerous | 4 |
| levels and become a national concern; and
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| WHEREAS, Steroid abuse was once viewed as a problem | 6 |
| associated only with body builders and professional athletes; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Though these segments of the population continue | 9 |
| to experience steroid abuse, use among young Americans has now | 10 |
| reached an alarming level; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The 2003 Monitoring the Future Study conducted by | 12 |
| the University of Michigan indicates that approximately 3.5% of | 13 |
| American high school students have used illegal anabolic | 14 |
| steroids at least once by grade 12, and an incredible 45% of | 15 |
| all 12th graders did not believe taking steroids posed a great | 16 |
| risk; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Compounding the dangerous misconception among | 18 |
| many young people that steroid use is harmless is the | 19 |
| high-profile use of steroids among professional athletes, who | 20 |
| our nation's youth often idolize and seek to emulate; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, The idolization of sports heroes and the | 22 |
| enticement of improved athletic performance have led many of | 23 |
| our nation's youth to turn to steroids; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, The negative effects of long term anabolic steroid | 25 |
| use are well documented and include damage to the liver, | 26 |
| kidney, and sexual organs, increased risk of heart disease, | 27 |
| hypertension, elevated cholesterol, depression, stunted | 28 |
| growth, eating disorders, and uncontrolled outbursts of anger, | 29 |
| frustration, or combativeness resulting in wanton acts of |
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| violence; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes the | 3 |
| increasing popularity of steroid use among young athletes and | 4 |
| the harmful effects of such use; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 |
| there is created a Task Force to study the use of steroids | 8 |
| among young athletes consisting of 10 members appointed as | 9 |
| follows: 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 10 |
| Representatives, one of whom shall be designated by the Speaker | 11 |
| of the House of Representatives to serve as the chairperson of | 12 |
| the Task Force, and 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader | 13 |
| of the House of Representatives.
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