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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
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Michaela StemmonsSenior Sport Drug Testing Program [email protected]
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