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Understanding Drug Testing in Sports: Challenges, Protocols, and Controversies

This article examines the complexities of drug testing in sports, focusing on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards, prohibited lists, and common issues like false accusations and laboratory errors. It discusses various testing protocols, including urine and blood analysis, and highlights notable cases such as Hossam Ghaly and the impact of false positives due to prescription drugs. The article aims to shed light on the integrity of testing processes, the possible methods of cheating, and the statistics surrounding negative outcomes in doping tests.

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Understanding Drug Testing in Sports: Challenges, Protocols, and Controversies

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  1. Sport Drug Testing Adrian Smalley Ryan Simpson Jenessa Dilley

  2. Points To Be Reviewed • World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) • Prohibited List • Standard Testing Protocol • False Accusations & Laboratories • Chain of Command • How to Cheat a Drug Test

  3. Prohibited List

  4. Standard Testing Protocol • Urine Analysis • Sample A • Sample B • Blood Analysis

  5. WADA Laboratories • Strict guidelines to achieve accreditation • Malaysian lab false accusations • Hossam Ghaly – International footballer • Female American marathon runner • Previous false accusations • Suspended for 3 months • First of more than 35 labs in WADA’s worldwide network to be barred from conducting tests

  6. Statistics of False Accusations • Prescription Drugs • Of 161 legally prescribed and over-the-counter drugs, 65 gave a false positive result (40%) • Tour de France • Of 126 samples taken at 99% specificity, the false-positive rate was 72% • Urine Test • 15% of all urine test yield a false positive due to cross reacting substances

  7. Urine Test False-Positives

  8. Substances & Conditions That Cause False-Positives • THC • Amphetamines • Opiates • Ecstasy • Cocaine

  9. Falsely Accused Athletes

  10. Chain of Command • Paper Cases 1 & 4 • Case 1 • Sample replaced with beer • Case 4 • Officer swapped samples • Ryan Braun • Basement storage • Bribery • http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/video/mlb/2011/12/12/121211.epstein_braun.SportsIllustrated/index.html

  11. How to Cheat a Drug Tests • All Test • Micro-Dosing • Epitestosterone • Detox Products • “Crisis Capsules” • Cleanse • 1-30 Day Cleanse • Tattoos • Urine Test • Protease • Urine Replacement • “Oil Change “ • Catheterization • Whizzinator • Diuretics • Blood Test • Blood Transfusion • http://www.passyourdrugtest.com/kits/urine-test.htm

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