Early studies (2012) found that high school students had CTE [1]. When the issue broke nationally a few years ago, early indicators were that high school studen

Early studies (2012) found that high school students had CTE [1]. When the issue broke nationally a few years ago, early indicators were that high school students were at higher risk than older athletes [2]. There have been some doctors that claim to be able to diagnose living people with CTE [3]. However, concussions are difficult to diagnose [4] and may go unreported. Sadly, one common side effect of concussions is suicidal thoughts [5]. Which is one of the main reasons people are asking if football is worth the risk [6]. [1] http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2012/12/long-term_brain_damage_found_in_six_former_hs_football_players.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2012/12/lo... [2] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/high-school-football-players-face-bigger-concussion-risk/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/high-school-footba... [3] http://www.tsn.ca/a-possible-breakthrough-on-testing-cte-1.210725 http://www.tsn.ca/a-possible-breakthrough-on-testing-cte-1.2... [4] http://www.traumaticbraininjury.net/why-concussions-are-so-hard-to-diagnose/ http://www.traumaticbraininjury.net/why-concussions-are-so-h... [5] http://www.gq.com/story/the-concussion-diaries-high-school-football-cte http://www.gq.com/story/the-concussion-diaries-high-school-f... [6] https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2017/07/26/is-football-worth-gambling-with-high-school-and-college-players-brains/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2017/07/26/is-footba...