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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 653544"><p>To borrow a phrase, I agree with most of what you said, and your conclusion appears to be correct.</p><p></p><p>The NFL's terminology is confusing and I find myself having to refresh my memory every time one of these events occurs. Here's a link to the relevant documents if anybody is interested:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nflpa.com/active-players/drug-policies" target="_blank">https://www.nflpa.com/active-players/drug-policies</a></p><p></p><p>The recreational drug policy is poorly titled "Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse", as if to suggest that performance enhancing drugs are not subject to abuse. I have to remind myself that when a reporter refers to the "substance abuse policy" he's not talking about performance enhancing substances.</p><p></p><p>As you said, alcohol above a specified blood level is included under this policy only if the guy has tested positive for something else and is in the remediation program. Interestingly, the list does not include psychedelics such as LSD.</p><p></p><p>So, a guy not in the remediation program could show up to the offseason test drunk on his *** or tripping his brains out and pass with flying colors.</p><p></p><p>2. The performance enhancing drug policy is clearly titled "Policy on Performance Enhancing Substances". You described it as a policy on "anabolic steroids and related substances", which is understandable since the NFLPA's own link uses that incorrect wording.</p><p></p><p>This policy also covers a raft of stimulants which are unrelated to steroids or their masking agents.</p><p></p><p>On an unrelated matter, 10 players from every team every week during the season are randomly tested for performance enhancing drugs, and the penalties for failing a test are stricter than for the recreational drugs. The league cares much more about "competitive integrity" and I can't say there's anything wrong with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 653544"] To borrow a phrase, I agree with most of what you said, and your conclusion appears to be correct. The NFL's terminology is confusing and I find myself having to refresh my memory every time one of these events occurs. Here's a link to the relevant documents if anybody is interested: [URL]https://www.nflpa.com/active-players/drug-policies[/URL] The recreational drug policy is poorly titled "Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse", as if to suggest that performance enhancing drugs are not subject to abuse. I have to remind myself that when a reporter refers to the "substance abuse policy" he's not talking about performance enhancing substances. As you said, alcohol above a specified blood level is included under this policy only if the guy has tested positive for something else and is in the remediation program. Interestingly, the list does not include psychedelics such as LSD. So, a guy not in the remediation program could show up to the offseason test drunk on his *** or tripping his brains out and pass with flying colors. 2. The performance enhancing drug policy is clearly titled "Policy on Performance Enhancing Substances". You described it as a policy on "anabolic steroids and related substances", which is understandable since the NFLPA's own link uses that incorrect wording. This policy also covers a raft of stimulants which are unrelated to steroids or their masking agents. On an unrelated matter, 10 players from every team every week during the season are randomly tested for performance enhancing drugs, and the penalties for failing a test are stricter than for the recreational drugs. The league cares much more about "competitive integrity" and I can't say there's anything wrong with that. [/QUOTE]
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