monty wrote:
Thinking about 15% are "dopers" and looking over the WADA list: Marijuana is on the list.
Oxycodone is on the list
Morphine //
I highly doubt that any of these are tested for in AG athletes, along with a very long list of other marginal drugs. My guess is that they go for the big 4, T, HGH, EPO, and Growth Hormone. Just do those 4 and you will get your real cheaters. Saves a lot of money in the tests too, so they can do a lot more of them. These are your "longevity" drugs, the easy ones that most can get their doctors to prescribe, and in most cases when they really don't even need them!
Yeah I agree.
Hopefully the testers are looking for deliberate cheaters.
This is what they should be doing.
Still - there is this statistic out there that 15% of age group triathletes are doping.
That could be true!
And yet it might also be true that almost no-one ever gets caught!
One explanation for this is that "the list" contains so many things.
Most people have been prescribed (or used) some of these substances at some point in their lives.
Some people might even be aware of this.
And might say "yes" they have "doped".
Because technically they have.
They took prednisone and Vicodin to treat a kidney stone.
(Transpose 10,000 other common ailments and common drugs).
They didn't get a TUE.
And they aren't concerned about getting caught.
Because they probably won't.
Which all makes sense.
But they do show up on surveys as "dopers."
Creating the impression that there are lots of "dopers" out their.
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dirtymangos: Oct 21, 15 13:55