“The program has been met with an overwhelming positive response from our student athletes”
-Brad Hyre, Assistant Principal, Collinsville High School, Illinois
-Brad Hyre, Assistant Principal, Collinsville High School, Illinois
Results
ATLAS Results
- New anabolic steroid use decreased 50%
- New alcohol and illicit drug use decreased 50%
- Occurrences of drinking and driving declined 24%
- Reduced use of performance-enhancing supplements
- Improved nutrition and exercise behaviors
- Students believed they were better athletes
ATHENA Results
- Less use of athletic enhancing substances (steroids, amphetamines, supplements)
- Less new and ongoing use of diet pills
- Less riding in a car with a drinking driver
- Less new sexual activity
- Improved nutrition behaviors
- Fewer injuries
- One to three years following graduation: improved nutrition practices and reduced use of alcohol, marijuana and diet pills
