Are Student Athletes Using Drugs?

The Journal of Queen’s University has published an article “Are student-athletes using drugs?” that provides Canadian Interuniversity Sport statistics on student athlete drug use.

250 to 300 Student athletes tested for drugs each academic year by CCES

5,200 Athletes tested for drugs since 1990

47 Positive violations—for everything from marijuana to anabolic steroids—found in drug tests since 1990

36 Football players who have tested positive for drugs since 1990

4 Hockey players who have tested positive for drugs since 1990

4 Basketball players who have tested positive for drugs since 1990

1 Field hockey players who have tested positive for drugs since 1990

1 Soccer players who have tested positive for drugs since 1990

1 Volleyball players who have tested positive for drugs since 1990

3 Violations found during drug testing this year

The DaytaTree Team

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