At 06:41 PM 12/23/99 -0600, Michael Neal wrote:
>Why do they test for non-performance
>enhancement drugs like marijuana and cocaine?
 
Because it's all part of the same drug test. It's much more cost effective
to have a lab report results based on a standard list of
banned/controlled/illegal substances rather than have them test for only
specific portions. And as long as the reports reveal the existence of
illegal substances...
 
 
>This is also irrelevant to the point.  Taking steroids would be the choice
>of the athlete and he or she is the one that would face the consequences of
>their debilitating effects.  So, by the logic presented, why should the NCAA
>be banning them?  Are players any less adults on the subject of drugs than
>face shields?
 
This is a stupid argument. Please don't drag the list down this road.
 
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