NCAA Banned Drugs Guidelines for Student-Athletes with ADHD

<p><a href="http://www.ncaaweb.com/wps/wcm/connect/67e423804e0b8a1d9978f91ad6fc8b25/NCAA+Guidelines+to+Document+ADHD+Treatment+with+Banned+Stimulant+Medications+01302009.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=67e423804e0b8a1d9978f91ad6fc8b25%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ncaaweb.com/wps/wcm/connect/67e423804e0b8a1d9978f91ad6fc8b25/NCAA+Guidelines+to+Document+ADHD+Treatment+with+Banned+Stimulant+Medications+01302009.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=67e423804e0b8a1d9978f91ad6fc8b25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Anybody have any experience with this?</p>

<p>Didn’t read it all—however skimming the first parts–It is saying IF you have legitimate reasons to take a certain drug class THEN you will have substantial MEDICAL documentation…ie diagnostic testing, MD script history and regular follow ups.
In our state the law requires a followup physical EVERY 90 DAYS plus lots of other stringent requirements.</p>

<p>SO…unless you have that–you had better NOT be taking these drugs, especially because as an athlete its likely you will be caught.</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>Asking for my son, who has been taking stimulants since his eval at age 4. He gets refills from peds; no problem documenting that, but not sure it’s worth getting a NEW eval vs. a trial off. Probably going to have to go for a new eval. Seems like bad timing and bad reason seems like awfully bad timing for a trial off. hasn’t worked out on the past.</p>

<p>I was just reading in a sports mag for a specific sport that as far as doping is concerned–they have added back into the prohibited drugs–that pseudephprine (spelling) the stuff for decongestant/cold meds.</p>

<p>Our student takes allergy meds daily–
so both the add med and allergy med are on “the list” sheesh…</p>

<p>Update us–I’d be interested to know how it goes-</p>

<p>I’m glad they have banned the pseudoephedrine. We learned a local coach explained to a high school team how taking the decongestant would help their times and performances. There are other medications available for the allergies which are not banned.</p>