NCAA Compliant

NCAA Banned-Drug Classes
2008-09

The NCAA list of banned-drug classes is subject to change by the NCAA Executive Committee. Contact NCAA education services or www.ncaa.org/health-safety for the current list. The term “related compounds” comprises substances that are included in the class by their pharmacological action and/or chemical structure. No substance belonging to the prohibited class may be used, regardless of whether it is specifically listed as an example.
Many nutritional/dietary supplements contain NCAA banned substances. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not strictly regulate the supplement industry; therefore purity and safety of nutritional dietary supplements cannot be guaranteed. Impure supplements may lead to a positive NCAA drug test. The use of supplements is at the student-athlete’s own risk. Student-athletes should contact their institution’s team physician or athletic trainer for further information.

Bylaw 31.2.3. Banned Drugs
The following is a list of banned-drug classes, with some examples of substances under each class. No substance belonging to the banned drug class may be used, regardless of whether it is specifically listed as an example.

(a) Stimulants:
amiphenazole methylenedioxymethamphetamine
amphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy)
bemigride methylphenidate
benzphetamine nikethamide
bromantan pemoline
caffeine1 (guarana) pentetrazol
chlorphentermine phendimetrazine
cocaine phenmetrazine
cropropamide phentermine
crothetamide phenylephrine
diethylpropion phenylpropanolamine (ppa)
dimethylamphetamine picrotoxine
doxapram pipradol
ephedrine prolintane
(ephedra, ma huang) strychnine
ethamivan synephrine
ethylamphetamine (citrus aurantium, zhi shi, bitter
fencamfamine orange)
meclofenoxate and related compounds
methamphetamine
The following stimulants are not banned:
phenylephrine pseudoephedrine

(b) Anabolic Agents:
anabolic steroids
androstenediol gestrinone
androstenedione mesterolone
boldenone methandienone
clostebol methyltestosterone
dehydrochlormethyl- nandrolone
testosterone norandrostenediol
dehydroepiandro- norandrostenedione
sterone (DHEA) norethandrolone
dihydrotestosterone oxandrolone
(DHT) oxymesterone
dromostanolone oxymetholone
epitrenbolone stanozolol
fluoxymesterone testosterone2
tretrahydrogestrinone (THG)
trenbolone
and related compounds
Other anabolic agents
clenbuterol

(c) Substances Banned for Specific Sports:
Rifle:
alcohol pindolol
atenolol propranolol
metoprolol timolol
nadolol and related compounds

(d) Diuretics and other urine manipulators:
acetazolamide hydrochlorothiazide
bendroflumethiazide hydroflumethiazide
benzhiazide methyclothiazide
bumetanide metolazone
chlorothiazide polythiazide
chlorthalidone quinethazone
ethacrynic acid spironolactone
flumethiazide triamterene
furosemide trichlormethiazide
and related compounds

(e) Street Drugs:
heroin tetrahydrocannabinol
marijuana3 (THC)3

(f) Peptide Hormones and Analogues:
corticotrophin (ACTH)
growth hormone (hGH, somatotrophin)
human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
insulin like growth factor (IGF-1)
leutenizing hormone (LH)
(all the respective releasing factors of the above-
mentioned substances also are banned.)
erythropoietin (EPO) sermorelin
darbypoetin

(g) Anti-Estrogens:
anastrozole
clomiphene
tamoxifen
and related compounds

(h) Definitions of positive depends on the following:
1 for caffeine—if the concentration in urine exceeds 15 micrograms/ml.
2 for testosterone—if the administration of testosterone or use of any other manipulation has the result of increasing the ratio of the total concentration of testosterone to that of epitestosterone in the urine to greater than 6:1, unless there is evidence that this ratio is due to a physiological or pathological condition.
3 for marijuana and THC—if the concentration in the urine of THC metabolite exceeds 15 nanograms/