New Year Announcements from WADA
Happy New Year!
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2011 Prohibited List in effect January 1, 2011.
Coaches, please share with your athletes, their parents and any sports medicine professionals who work with them!
Please familiarize yourself with the WADA 2011 Prohibited List ( http://www.wada-ama.org/en/World-Anti-Doping-Program/Sports-and-Anti-Doping-Organizations/International-Standards/Prohibited-List/The-2011-Prohibited-List/) and review the following resources to understand the changes to the list:
USADA “Summary of major changes to the 2011 WADA prohibited list”: (http://www.usada.org/prohibited-list/major-changes/)
USADA “Athlete Guide to the 2011 Prohibited List”. http://www.usada.org/prohibited-list/athlete-guide
USADA’s website for more detailed information about TUEs and other aspects of the doping control reporting process. http://www.usada.org/substances
WADA press release regarding the 2011 list: http://www.wada-ama.org/en/News-Center/Articles/WADA-2011-Prohibited-List-Now-Published/
Always check the status of all medications/product ingredients with USADA at www.globaldro.com or via phone at 1-800-233-0393.
Articles of interest from the US Anti-Doping Agency and the FDA
Supplement Safety Now Supports the Passage ofLegislation for SupplementIndustry Improvements:
FDA: Tainted products marketed as dietary supplements potentially dangerous:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm236967.htm
Stacy Michael-Miller USA Swimming Athlete Services Manager
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