Banned substance testing (steroids/supplements)?
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Tons of information is available from Dave Palumbo's magazine 'Rx Muscle'.\n\nBut trust me.  They work, they work quick, and they work GREAT.
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You mean moral principles? Like not taking steroids & drugs and stuff?\n\nThe answer is yes, it has to, otherwise its meaningless..which is why the testing is stringent and the penalties so severe.
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Testing for weed\nhttp://www.marijuana.org/BeatDrugTesting.htm
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Yes.  Boxers get tested and it is NOT ok.  It's illegal.\n\nBoxing is actually the only sport that does serious testing for steroids.  \n\nBut they only do it randomly for non-title fights, and even for a famous title fight, they usually test after the fight has happened.  (James Tony got stripped of his win and belt after testing positive, Fernado Vargas got suspended for a year and lost 10% of his money for a fight)  Even though a fighter can use steroids a few times and not get caught, boxing is still the hardest sport to use steroids in cause they test more and give out harder penalties than the other sports.
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Yep - in my state they test at EVERY meeting for a drug or DUI offense. So don't be a dummy - stay off the sauce.
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He has admited (inadvertently) taking some to a grand jury in the Balco case.  The investigative article about him in SI said that he took them from 1999-2004.\n\nHe has never failed a steroid test.  However, when testing started in 2004 the results were kept private.  If more than 6% of the league tested postive (which it did), testing would become stricter and result in suspensions.\n\nThe following year, 2005, they suspended several players including Rafael Palmeiro.  He was not using in 2005, but did not play almost the entire season and was most likely clean.\n\nHe is clean now, but the damage was already done in his using for five years.
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As you may know...Steroids are drugs derived from hormones. Anabolic steroids are one group of these drugs. ... At present it is legal to possess anabolic steroids in the UK.\n\nAnabolic steroids - or more precisely, anabolic/androgenic steroids - belong to a group known as ergogenic, or so-called 'performance-enhancing,' drugs. They are synthetic derivatives of testosterone, a natural male hormone. 'Anabolic' means growing or building. 'Androgenic' means masculinizing or generating male sexual characteristics\n\nAt present IT IS LEGAL TO POSSESS anabolic steroids in the UK. However, it is an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act to supply anabolic steroids to another person. Under present UK law the penalties for supplying anabolic steroids are the same as those for supplying any Class B controlled substance\n\nThe International Olympics Committee banned steroids use by all athletes in its member associations in 1975. Since then most major amateur and professional organizations have put the drugs on their list of banned substances. Such bans do not carry any legal penalties.
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Call a store named "Curious Goods" in Lafayette, La. and order from them.  You can get urine cleaner and shampoo for your hair but be sure and have your own test done prior to the "important" test!  You can also get synthetic urine and heat packs to bring it up to the proper temp. They sell to many oil field/offshore workers who are tested regularly!  Oh yeah--just in case you are interested and can afford one-last time I was there they also had Tommy Chong Bongs for sale!
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Yes, the details are listed below:\n\nTesting includes: (a) random testing, in which players are tested at least\nonce each year; (b) for-cause testing in which players may be tested when\nthey exhibit behavior indicating the use of a prohibited substance; and (c)\nreturn to duty testing, following a failed drug test and/or completion of\ntreatment for substance abuse. Players are tested both for performance\nenhancing and recreational drugs of abuse. Significantly, the drug testing\nprogram in MLS uses the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) list of prohibited substances.\n\nGo to the link below for a pdf file with a more detailed look at this subject.
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Go to "bodybuilding.com" they have forum posts and you can read up on supplements used by actual people so you don't go to you're local gnc and waste you're money.
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It depends on the type of test and what is being tested for.  As you heard from others, if this is a work or probation-based test for illegal drug use, just keep a copy of all of your prescriptions with you and produce them when the random test is administered.  Don't take any prescription drugs without a prescription, of course.
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Each of these tests have limitations.  Much would depend upon what drug you suspected, how the body modifies or metabolizes the drug and how it is usually eliminated.\n\nOften drugs are eliminated so rapidly that you will never be able to detect anything.  On the other-hand some tests are so sensitive that they will yield false positives due to "non-drug" exposure (like alcohol in mouth wash or nicotine from second hand exposure).\n\nThe skill and experience of the person doing the testing is as  important as the method used or the specimen taken.  Often the numerical results require interpretation before non-professionals can understand exactly what the numbers mean.\n\nBecause urine often contains drug metabolites and is readily available, it is probably the specimen of choice for any initial screen unless other information is provided.\n\nThe GC-MassSpec testing on hair, based upon the drug getting into the hair by way of the blood supply to the follicle is an excellent way to confirm past drug use if the exact drug is known and a history of drug abuse is on record.  It is a less than accurate method of drug screening.  Sites promoting this method are almost always selling services (which are expensive) and seldom tell about false positives due to other environmental factors.
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Don't do it!  What will happen to your scholarship when you are tested and your so-called performance enhancer is on a list of forbidden substances???????\n\nLift weights, monitor your eating habits so you will know whether carbs or proteins need to be adjusted and practice practice practice!\n\nWhen I played high school Bball, our coach told us to stay away from birth control pills.  she would always say they make you slow and weak and bloated.\n\nof course i have never been able to find any documentation to support this.\n\nplease stay away from the performance enhancers, ok?
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Sweety, pardon my ignorance but is the USMLE a medical student test or something? Since no one else has answered your question, I'm going to have to apply my legal knowledge as I see it. I'm an ex-cop, not a lawyer but I can tell you that if it is illegal, the truth is, that they probably won't do much about it since the internet is so vast, it's nearly impossible to find all of the sites which post the information. In my view, unethical; yes, illegal; not sure but I'll try to find out, stopping it; no way. I personally like to pass test on my own intelligence but some people just don't care how they do it. It's damned wrong! But, internet policing is not so easy. =) email me with the exact name of the test so I can do some research. rilti8@sbcglobal.net.
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Total drug testing would be unrealistic... random drug testing could be a deterrent.  But all extra curricular activities should have testing since these are choices students make.  Steriod testing should be included for all athletes.
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You can find the list of banned substances at World Anti-Doping Agency site. See the link below.
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I would have though they woule be testng for more regular drugs - recreational - HOWEVER ephedrine may give a false positive for other drugs, specifically methamphetamine. It does depend on the test they use.\n\nAs for how long, 2-4 days seems to be atypical guestimate from most of the websites I have seen in the past.  The previous answer MIGHT be correct but it seems to contradict most of the other sites I have seen. I will try and check some more. Here is a list of others which might be of use....\n\nAlcohol                                6-24 hours\nAmphetamines                           2-3 days\nBarbituates                             1 day to 3 weeks\nBenzodiazepines                3-7 days\nCocaine                               2-5 days\nCodeine                               3-5 days\nEuphorics (MDMA, Ecstasy) 1-3 days\nLSD                                         1-4 days\nMarijuana (THC)                 7-30 days\nMethadone                            3-5 days\nMethaqualone                          14 days\nOpiates                               1-4 days\nPhencyclidine (PCP)              2-4 days\nSteroids (anabolic)                 14-30 days\n\n\nThe following medical products (including ephedrine) can lead to "false positives" and might be wroth bearing in mind as an emergency excuse....\n\n    * Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)\n    * Midol\n    * Nuprin\n    * Sudafed           The one you are interested in - false pos for ephidirine/meth\n    * Vicks Nasal Spray\n    * Neosynephren\n    * Ephedra and Ephedrine-based products (often used in diet products)\n    * Detromethorphan\n    * Vicks 44