Antidoping

Question 1

What are the 11 anti-doping violations?

Answer 1

1. Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete’s sample
2. Use or attempted use
3. Refusing, evading or failing to submit a sample collection
4. Whereabouts information and missed test (3 failures in 18 months)
5. Tampering or attempted tampering
6. Possession of prohibited substances and methods
7. Trafficking or attempted trafficking
8. Administration or attempted administration
9. Complicity
10. Prohibited association
11. Acts to discourage or retaliate against reporting to authorities

Question 2

What is the criteria to make a substance prohibited?

Answer 2

• Potential to enhance sport performance
• Poses an actual or potential risk to health
• Violates the spirit of sport

Question 3

Where can you check your substance?

Answer 3

Global Drug reference online

Question 4

What are prohibited drugs in competition?

Answer 4

• Substances of abuse

- Prohibited M2: Intravenous infusions etc

Question 5

What are methods of drug testing?

Answer 5

Urine test
Blood test
Breath test

In and out of competition testing
In competition testing

Question 6

What is the consensus regarding pain management in elite athletes?

Answer 6

• Only one component of pain management
• Used at lowest effective dose/shortest period of time
• Prescribed in a manner consistent guidelines

Question 7

What are therapeutic exemptions?

Answer 7

• Athlete’s use of some medicines is permitted only in specific circumstances
• Australian Sports Drug and Medical Advisory Committee (ASDMAC)
• As athlete can apply to ASDMAC for a therapeutic use exemption

Question 8

What can subject an athlete to testing?

Answer 8

“dob in a doper” 
Intelligence based testing
Risk based testing (selected sports) 
Profiling 
o	Biological passport
o	Pre-elite
o	Returning from injury 
Investigations