The Health Show #1121 HTTP://WWW.HEALTHSHOW.ORG/ (WAMC) - If you're a sports fans this time of year is like hitting the jackpot. The baseball playoffs are about to begin, the college and pro football seasons are underway and basketball and hockey are gearing up for their new campaigns. But, for the past decade or so, the cloud of performance enhancing drugs has taken the shine off some of our heroes. On this week's Health Show, we'll talk to the chief science officer of the US Anti-Doping Agency about the advances made in catching the cheaters.

We'll also learn how some young people in run down areas of the US have such a pessimistic view of life that they take serious risks to their health and safety. And an author talks about the problem of young girls cutting themselves in her new book. © Copyright 2010, WAMC