<p>Responding to growing concern over the use of performance-enhancing drugs by high school athletes, lawmakers are considering an explicit ban on the drugs, mandatory drug testing and certification of youth coaches.</p>
<p>"Let's end our collective denial," state Sen. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, said Thursday. "Teens are 'juicing' just like many sports figures they so want to emulate, and coaches, parents, lawmakers and students need to wake up and start paying attention."</p>