The anabolic steroid abuse among teenagers and high school aged athletes is still a problem, but some states have started to take a proactive approach to the problem by randomly testing their athletes for PEDs (performance enhancing drugs). States where high school football is a major part of society (ex. Texas, Florida, and New Jersey) have made it mandatory to test athletes. There are other states in which the testing of athletes is not part of the law- these states include California, Minnesota, Virginia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. For example, if an athlete is seen using or selling steroids, they can be suspended for two years. Arizona also tests their athletes, but only two school districts within the state follow this policy.

The Paradise Valley Unified School District was the first district to institute a random drug testing policy for their student athletes. The policy was approved in 1990, so it was well before the incident involving Buckeye High School in 2003, but regardless the district has spear-headed the effort to decrease the anabolic steroid abuse among high schoolers. Recently, in 2010, the Chandler Unified School District also implemented a random drug testing policy for their student athletes. After speaking with representatives from the PVSD, details about the policy and testing were provided. The cost to test athletes is roughly $20,000 a year, and all testing is done through a contracted medical facility. Student athletes are chosen at random through a type of lottery system, and may be chosen more than once in a given year.

Penalties in the PVSD policy are swift and long standing. If at any point an athlete tests positive, they are automatically suspended for 90 days. These 90 days will roll over to other sports if the athlete participates in multiple sports- and will roll over to the following school year if the athlete pursues athletics the next year. The term can be reduced to 30 days if the student takes part in an intervention program, approved by the school district. If after the first positive test the athlete tests positive again- the student athlete then becomes permanently suspended for the remainder of their high school eligibility.