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Logo of the NCAA. In the United States the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), has since the 1970s been patrolling the usage of illegal drugs and substances for student-athletes attending universities and colleges. In 1999, NCAA Drug Committee published a list containing substances banned for the usage to student-athletes.
The 2014–15 list of NCAA banned drugs includes the following classes: stimulants (except for phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine, which are permitted); anabolic agents; diuretics and other masking agents; "street drugs" (the NCAA gives as examples heroin, marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and synthetic cannabinoids); peptide hormones and analogues; anti-estrogens, and beta-2 agonists. [4]
Numerous surveys have indicated that implementing tobacco-free policies reduces students exposure to secondhand smoke on campuses. However, in Fall of 2006 an online survey of 4,160 students from 10 different colleges found that most second hand smoke was experienced by students in restaurants/bars (65%), at home (55%) and in a car (38%), suggesting that on campus bans may be less effective.
The NCAA Division I Council not only removed cannabis products from the banned drug class for its championships and postseason participation in football – effective immediately – but it also ...
A move like this has been signaled since at least June, when the committee expressed its intent to gather input on removing cannabinoids from the association's banned drug list and testing protocols.
An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization's list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal ...
While many of these employers are using the honor system to enforce these policies, a few of them are requiring that employees be tested for nicotine. [citation needed] Many of the businesses with these policies are in the healthcare industry, but some county and municipal governments have also enacted such policies. [2] [3]
Nicotine policy has for years focused on the use by minors who then potentially become lifelong addicts — and in Trump’s first term, the FDA restricted e-cigarette flavors in 2020 after a ...