Sports and Drug Abuse. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session (September 25, 1984).

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Publication Date: 1985

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Sports and Drug Abuse. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session (September 25, 1984).

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This hearing examined the impact of illegal drugs on both professional and amateur sports and the national effort of sports figures to help fight drug abuse. Witnesses included individuals currently involved in programs designed to prevent drug abuse, members of groups formed to rehabilitate drug users, and former professional athletes who experienced drug use and rehabilitation. Statements were provided by Rev. Roosevelt Grier, Calvin Hill, Nancy Hogshead, Tom McMillen, Jack Lawn, Carey McDonald, Bobby Bowden, Frank Layden, Mary Ann Morck, and Eugene Morris. (JD)

Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Drug Abuse, Drug Legislation, Hearings, Illegal Drug Use, Program Development, Role Models

Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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