Dope Testing Failures On The Nfl, The Carolina Panthers Case
Dope testing is an essential tool for any professional branch of sports, in order keep a standard on the quality of the players based on their real abilities, looking for those who make use of illicit substances to perform better. Dr Gary Wadler knows this pretty well, he is an internist specialized on the use of drugs on sports, he is also the author of the report that federal prosecutors use in their case against James Shortt, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally prescribe steroids and human growth hormones HGH to several Carolina Panthers. Shortt s prescriptions were issued for more than a year during the team s super bowl season of 2003, during which time, no player was suspended for violating the league s substance-abuse policy, says the report. One important fact is that the NFL does not test against HGH but every player is randomly tested at least once a year for steroids. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, referred to the case stating that HGH testing is not reliable as it has to be administered within an hour after someone takes human...