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| Drug use by professional and world-class amateur athletes often provokes extensive media attention. Below are recent news articles from various sources that deal with drug use by athletes.
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| Nearly every sport's governing body has a policy regarding drug use and testing. Some have stringent rules; others have simple guidelines that permit individual teams to police their own players.
Below are the drug policies or statements of the major governing bodies in American professional and college sports.
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| Not surprisingly, athletes favor performance-enhancing drugs. Steroids are by far the most abused drug in sports, but considerable numbers of athletes abuse many other substances as well, such as alcohol and cocaine. Below is information about the use and effects of (1) certain controlled substances and (2) various popular, legal performance-enhancing supplements. |
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| Drug testing raises a number of legal concerns. For instance, how does the Fourth Amendment -- which guarantees freedom from unreasonable searches -- apply to drug testing? Below are selected cases, laws, and news articles regarding the legal implications of drug testing.
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| Below are resources to help coaches, athletes, officials, parents and others stop drug abuse in sports. |
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| Athens, Greece has the honor of hosting the Olympic Games, from Aug. 13 through Aug. 29, 2004. Drug use has long been a concern in Olympic competition. As drug tests have become more sophisticated, so have the ways athletes conceal their use of drugs. Of particular concern in the 2000 Games was the practice of blood doping, which can be nearly impossible to detect. Below are links related to the Games and the measures taken to prevent and detect improper drug use. |
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