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1/13/2020 1 Best Practices for Drug-Testing 2019 APPLE Conference Charlottesville, Virginia 1. Develop the “team” and establish goals. 2. Establish education program 3. Create drug deterrence policy 4. Establish sanctions 5. Decide on the prohibited drug classes 6. Establish collection protocol 7. Hire a certified laboratory 8. Engage a third-party, independent administrator Best Practices Develop Team & Goals Student-athletes Coaches Administrators Compliance Sports medicine Team physician Faculty Legal counsel Counseling services Life skills staff Who is on your Team? Increase KNOWLEDGE through education Provide counseling and TREATMENT Protect the INTEGRITY of the sport and your school DETECT and DETER use Promote STUDENT-ATHLETE health, safety, and well- being. RISK MANAGEMENT! Protect the CLEAN student-athlete Goals/Philosophies Establish Education Program 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Page 1: Best Practices for Best Practices Drug-Testing · Best Practices for Drug-Testing 2019 APPLE Conference Charlottesville, Virginia 1. Develop the “team” and establish goals. 2

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Best Practices for Drug-Testing2019 APPLE Conference Charlottesville, Virginia

1. Develop the “team” and establish goals.

2. Establish education program

3. Create drug deterrence policy

4. Establish sanctions

5. Decide on the prohibited drug classes

6. Establish collection protocol

7. Hire a certified laboratory

8. Engage a third-party, independent administrator

Best Practices

Develop Team & Goals• Student-athletes• Coaches• Administrators• Compliance• Sports medicine

• Team physician• Faculty• Legal counsel• Counseling services• Life skills staff

Who is on your Team?

• Increase KNOWLEDGE through education

• Provide counseling and TREATMENT

• Protect the INTEGRITY of the sport and your school

• DETECT and DETER use

• Promote STUDENT-ATHLETE health, safety, and well-

being. RISK MANAGEMENT!

• Protect the CLEAN student-athlete

Goals/Philosophies Establish Education Program

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EDUCATION

Who Needs It?Student-athletesCoachesAthletic administrators

What are your options?DFSI AXIS, expert speakers, webinars, videos, email campaigns, social media sources, posters, etc.

Drug Free Sport AXIS

Education

dfsaxis.comPasswords:NCAA I: ncaa1NCAA II: ncaa2NCAA III: ncaa3

Create Drug Deterrence Policy Policy• Written, published &

distributed• Legal counsel • Transparent• Review annually• Follow it! (NCAA bylaw)

• Safe harbor• Tobacco policy/Banned drug classes• Selection and notification process• Results reporting• Sanctions• Medical exception/Appeal process

Policy Checklist Establish Sanctions

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Sanctions• Who is involved?• Analytical vs non-analytical

positive results• Counseling (evaluation,

education and treatment)• Community service and

suspension from practice and/or competition

• Punitive and escalating• Team policy could be more

restrictive

Sanctions• Post Sanction• General Education

Small Group Discussion

• Identify institution’s goals.•What types of education are the most effective?•What sanctions will deter use? 

Action Item 4 - Sanctions Decide on the Prohibited Drug Classes

2019-20 NCAA BANNED DRUG CLASS

- Stimulants- Anabolic agents- Alcohol and Beta Blockers (rifle only)- Diuretics and masking agents- Narcotics- Cannabinoids- Peptide hormones, growth factors related substances and mimetics.- Hormone and metabolic modulators (anti-estrogens)- Beta-2 Agonists

Establish Collection Protocol

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Matrix for Collections• Trained & certified DCOs for sport drug-testing• Direct observation• Manipulation, dilution, substitution or attempt• Technology

Collection Protocol

Hire a Certified Laboratory

• Sport drug testing is not workplace drug testing• Require screen & confirmation of samples• Sample storage capacity• Result turnaround time• Thresholds • Medical Review Officer (MRO)• Conducting research• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) Certification/World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Accreditation

Certified Laboratory

Engage a Third-Party, Independent Administrator

• Expert advice• Lessens burden on institutional staff• Removes potential bias from the process• Avoid compromised patient clinician trust• Final say

Independent Administrator

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1. Establish the goals/develop the “team”

2. Establish education program

3. Create drug deterrence policy

4. Establish sanctions

5. Decide on the prohibited drug classes

6. Establish collection protocol

7. Hire a certified laboratory

8. Engage a third-party, independent administrator

Review of Best Practices Giveaway!Win a custom poster series

for your school!Instagram: @Drug_Free_Sport1. Follow + Like = 1 entry2. Follow + Comment = 1 entry3. Follow + Like + Comment = 2 entries

Twitter: @Drug_Free_Sport1. Follow + Like = 1 entry2. Follow + Comment (#DFSIApple20) = 1 entry3. Follow + Like + Comment (#DFSIApple20) = 2 entries

Michaela StemmonsSenior Sport Drug Testing Program [email protected]

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