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The NCAA is committed to the idea of improving and maintaining the health and safety of student-athletes. So that no one participant might have an artificially induced advantage, so that no one participant might be pressured to use chemical substances in order to remain competitive, and to safeguard the health and safety of participants, the NCAA drug-testing program was created.
The program involves urine collection on specific occasions and a laboratory analyses for substances on a list of banned-drug classes developed by the NCAA Executive Committee. This list consists of substances generally purported to be performance-enhancing and/or potentially harmful to the health and safety of the student-athlete. The drug classes specifically include stimulants (such as amphetamines and cocaine) and anabolic steroids, as well as other drugs. (NCAA 2012)
For any questions about if a drug or dietary supplement you are taking is banned you can use https://www.dfsaxis.com/users/login by following these directions:
New legislation beginning August 1, 2009 involves the college's medical records for student-athletes diagnosed and treated for ADHD/ADD who utilize specific medication which may be banned by the NCAA. We are requesting any student-athlete who is taking any medication for ADHD/ADD file the appropriate documentation with the Sports Medicine Department. As stated by the NCAA, “in order for a student-athlete to be granted a medical exception for the use of a medication that contains a banned substance, the student-athlete must:
At Assumption University, the Sports Medicine Department is responsible for the medical records of all student-athletes. For additional information refer to the Medical Exceptions Policy and the NCAA Banned Substance List.
