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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Drug Testing & Nutritional Supplements
The NCAA position on nutritional supplement use is one of caution, as ignorance of the risks of using legal, over-the-counter nutritional supplements often causes student-athletes to lose their eligibility to participate in collegiate athletes.
As a BGSU student-athlete, you must be aware of the risks involved in the use of nutritional supplements. The environment for today's student-athlete enables easy access to products, which are legally available over-the-counter, but contain substances banned by the NCAA. Many student-athletes assume that if these products can be purchased at a health food store, they must be allowed under NCAA rules. However, THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Advice of the store clerk, the distributor at the gym, on anyone who is not a member of a student-athlete's athletics program has resulted in erroneous information regarding the presence of NCAA banned substances. Reliance on this false information may result in positive drug-test penalties.
Nutritional supplements can come in various forms such as pill, powder, liquid and bars. They are legally obtained almost anywhere including grocery stores, pharmacies, health food stores and on the Internet. In addition to running the risk of a positive drug test for those banned ingredients listed on the label, student-athletes risk positive drug test by using products potentially contaminated with substances that are not listed on the label.
The student-athlete who uses a nutritional supplement without checking the ingredients with the athletics staff and test positive for banned substance will be held in violation of Bylaw 18.4.1.5.1. Student-athletes who test positive are subject to at least one-year suspension and loss of eligibility.
NCAA Resources
NCAA Drug Testing Program Website
2011-2012 Banned Substances Guidelines
Banned Substances Poster
The NCAA position on nutritional supplement use is one of caution, as ignorance of the risks of using legal, over-the-counter nutritional supplements often causes student-athletes to lose their eligibility to participate in collegiate athletes.
As a BGSU student-athlete, you must be aware of the risks involved in the use of nutritional supplements. The environment for today's student-athlete enables easy access to products, which are legally available over-the-counter, but contain substances banned by the NCAA. Many student-athletes assume that if these products can be purchased at a health food store, they must be allowed under NCAA rules. However, THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Advice of the store clerk, the distributor at the gym, on anyone who is not a member of a student-athlete's athletics program has resulted in erroneous information regarding the presence of NCAA banned substances. Reliance on this false information may result in positive drug-test penalties.
Nutritional supplements can come in various forms such as pill, powder, liquid and bars. They are legally obtained almost anywhere including grocery stores, pharmacies, health food stores and on the Internet. In addition to running the risk of a positive drug test for those banned ingredients listed on the label, student-athletes risk positive drug test by using products potentially contaminated with substances that are not listed on the label.
The student-athlete who uses a nutritional supplement without checking the ingredients with the athletics staff and test positive for banned substance will be held in violation of Bylaw 18.4.1.5.1. Student-athletes who test positive are subject to at least one-year suspension and loss of eligibility.
NCAA Resources
NCAA Drug Testing Program Website
2011-2012 Banned Substances Guidelines
Banned Substances Poster