Whenever athletes willfully or accidentally ingest performance-enhancing drugs or other banned substances (such as drugs of abuse), markers of those drugs can be detected in biological samples (e.g., biofluids: urine, saliva, blood); in the case of some drugs, that evidence can be apparent for many weeks following the ...

How are athletes tested for steroids?

We use GC or liquid chromatography (LC) separation coupled with MS detection to identify the majority of substances on the WADA prohibited list. GC-MS is routinely used to detect anabolic steroids and stimulants.

How do they test athletes for drugs?

General Drug-Testing

Student-athletes are drug tested through urinalysis. In providing the urine specimen, student-athletes are observed by a doping control crew member of the same gender. The length of the process depends on the student-athlete's ability to provide an adequate specimen.