RAPID EIA FOR ANABOLIC STEROID ABUSE

曾经被认为是一个只与精英运动员有关的问题， 合成代谢类固醇滥用现在被理解为渗透到所有级别的 体育，从高中到专业，并在不断增长， 也受到非运动员的欢迎。 从《公约》的背景来看， 长期摄入类固醇会带来严重的健康风险， 特别是青少年吸毒者面临的额外健康风险， 这种情况被恰当地视为一个重大的全国性健康问题。 尽管最近的事件引起了广泛的关注， 关于类固醇滥用问题及其对健康的不良影响， 影响，合成代谢类固醇的使用继续上升. 其中一个原因是， 信息，以及最近颁布的额外法律的制裁， 对越来越多的类固醇使用几乎没有影响，是伟大的 虐待者不可能被抓到。 由于成本高， 在专业和大学里， 在高中阶段，不存在。 我们建议开发一种廉价，快速，易于执行的酶 免疫分析法检测常被滥用的类固醇。 该检测试剂盒设计为 由未经培训的人员在现场进行，并将作为屏幕 能够检测合成代谢类固醇的摄入 这个筛选装置 将为教练、教育工作者和医疗保健专业人员提供一个有价值的 打击类固醇滥用的工具，并将作为未来的威慑 虐待

Once thought to be a problem associated only with elite athletes, anabolic steroid abuse is now understood to permeate all levels of athletics, from high school to professional, and is growing in popularity among non-athletes as well. Viewed in context of the substantial health risks accosiated with chronic steroid ingestion, and in particular, in additional health risks faced by adolescent abusers, this situation is properly seen as a major national health problem. Although highly publicized recent events have served to focus attention on the problem of steroid abuse, and its association adverse health effects, anabolic steroid use continues to rise. One reason this information, and the additional legal sanctions recently enacted, have had little effect on the growing use of steroids, is the great unlikelihood that abusers will be caught. Due to the high costs, testing is infrequent and spotty at the professional and collegiate level, and non-existent at the high school level. We propose to develop an inexpensive, rapid easy to perform enzyme immunoassay for commonly abused steroids. The assay is designed to be performed on-site by untrained personnel, and will function as a screen capable of detecting anabolic steroid ingestion. This screening device will give coaches, educators, and health care professionals a valuable tool in combating steroid abuse, and will serve as a deterrent to future abuse.