LATEST EUROPEAN WEB SURVEY ON DRUGS FINDS CANNABIS AND ECSTASY USE MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19 (NEWS RELEASE NO 1/2022) New survey results released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) reveal that cannabis and ecstasy use are the drug-consumption patterns most impacted by COVID-19 restrictions (1). The European Web Survey on Drugs found that, while herbal cannabis use…
ORIGINAL RESEARCH TO GLUCOCORTICOID PRESCRIBING HABITS OF SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIANS WORKING IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT IN 30 COUNTRIES Objectives: Glucocorticoids are commonly prescribed in medicine. When administered via certain routes, glucocorticoids are prohibited for incompetition use by WADA. The glucocorticoid prescribing habits of sports medicine doctors have not been reported. Methods: An online survey…
SURVEY: ATHLETES FEEL PRESSURE OF WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS CULTURE A majority of U.S. athletes responding to an anti-doping survey said they feel pressure from higher-ups to win medals, and the spotlight shines only on those who pile up victories. Though athletes have often cited the win-at-all-costs culture as a reason they cheat, only a slim number of…
WADA 2016 TESTING FIGURES REPORT The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today published its 2016 Testing Figures Report (2016 Report), which summarizes the results of all the samples WADA-accredited laboratories analyzed and reported in WADA’s Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) in 2016. This is the second set of global testing results since the revised World…
