2001-022002-03 and 2003-04
*Please submitsubmits one budget request per new
initiative.
Name of Liaison (if submitted by
committee): ___Mary Wilfert_________________________________________________________________
Budget Year for Initiative: ___________________________________________________________________________________2002-03 and 2003-04_
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1. InInitiative
Ttitle:. __Adding
ephedrine testing in the year-round drug-testing
program._______________________________________________________________________________________
Initiative
dDescription.:Initiatives.
Increase the drug-testing budget
to include testing for ephedrine in the year-round panel; this initiative will
add ephedrine to the
9000 random tests currently administered in Division I and II football, and in
Division I men’s and women’s track and field.
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2.2. 2. Goals of
the initiatives:
2. Goals
of the iInitiative.:.
The goal
of this initiative is to protect the health of student-athletes and to ensure
against unfair competition.
Ephedrine is a stimulant and is currently on the NCAA list of banned substances. Ephedrine use has been linked to
negative health outcomes, and is currently under surveillance by the United States Food and Drug Administration, charged with
tracking negative effects of nutritional supplements. According
to the FDA, since 1993 at least 17 people have died and 800 made ill by dietary
supplements containing ephedrine (see FDA, 1996).
The FDA
recommends that ephedrine-containing products carry a warning label indicating
that taking more than the recommended dose may cause heart attack, stroke,
seizure, or death. Clinically less significant effects (for example, dizziness,
headache, gastrointestinal distress, irregular heartbeat, and heart
palpitations) may indicate the potential for more serious effects .
Currently, NCAA championship testing
includes testing for ephedrine; year-round testing does not. The Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical
Aspects of Sports is concerned about the negative consequences associated with
ephedrine use. The concern has
been heightened by
reports of medical emergencies this past football season, with implications of
ephedrine use. In the opinion of the medical and
drug-testing experts on the committee, this substance poses a risk to the health of student-athletes and can
provide an unfair competitive advantage.
3. Initiatives linked to priorities.
Executive
Committee Priorites President’s Priorities
3.
Initiative
linked to priorities.:
Executive Committee pPriorities.: President’s
Priorities
·
The NCAA reinforces
the values of fairness and integrity in intercollegiate athletics.
·
4. 4.
In collaboration with
campus and community leaders nationwide, the NCAA highlights the capacity of
college sports to foster lifelong learning and health.
4.4. 4. Objectives
to accomplish goal.
goal/action
plan
5. Action Plan.
Testing for ephedrine in the NCAA year-round drug-testing program will contribute to the deterrence of the use of this substance by
student-athletes. Testing
for anabolic steroids
in the year-round program has resulted in a reported drop in the use of these
substances, as demonstrated in the quadrennial NCAA Study of the Substance
Abuse Habits of College Student-Athletes, conducted by NCAA research staff
under the guidance of the competitive safeguards committee. The committee anticipates a similar impact on the use of
ephedrine
6.5. 5. Accountability Measures.
How
to measure success/accountability.:
Success of this program will be measure through
surveillance reports of the use of ephedrine, as tracked by the quadrennial
NCAA drug use study.
Overhead
Cost/percentage rate:
$_____0______________________________ ________________________0__ %*
*Pass through funds = 0%, No direct staff requirement = 10%,
New program with staff requirements = 25%
Overhead
Rate
Rationale.:
These
are pass through funds; NCAA testing is administered by The National Center for
Drug Free Sport under current contract.
7.
Staff
request.: (Additional
staff will be funded through
overhead). None.
Title: Position: Description: