St. Joseph's Powered By Me! Hopes to Curb Dangerous Behaviors of High School Athletes
The sixth annual conference for high school athletes will be held on Tuesday in Timonium.
Mike Gimbel has been there. He is the former drug czar for Baltimore County, a recovering drug addict and marathon runner. Now Gimble, as director of St. Joseph Medical Center’s Powered by Me!, wants to help young athletes understand the dangers of drugs, coupled with the pressure of performing both at work and in sports. Powered by Me! is a St. Joseph initiative, which educates high school and college students on the dangers of associated with being a young athlete. The program started out as a means to curb steroid use among athletes. However, six years later, the focus has widened. "We’ve expanded the message over the years to alcohol abuse, domestic violence, to concussions, injury prevention and gambling," Gimbel said. "All aspects of…
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Dena Leibowitz, Founder and Executive Director
9:48 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012
The ROGA Center and staff of the Center for Mental Health are delighted to be a part of such an inspiring event led by Mike Gimbel. more ›