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MLB Drug Testing

Sportspersons often consume drugs, stimulants or steroids for boosting performance. These drugs or stimulants provide extra energy or sometimes merely a feeling of energy that apparently helps players give a better performance. Drug consumption is not only illegal, but also a contradiction to the spirit of sports.

The Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, as the MLB’s drug policy is known, came into being after an agreement to that effect was signed between the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and the MLB Player’s Association in 2006. The purpose of this policy is to prevent the consumption of illegal drugs and anabolic steroids by players. The policy also provides for systematic dispute resolution in case of conflicting opinions about provisions in the policy.

The policy prohibits the possession, use, sale and distribution of prohibited substances listed under Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. The list is exhaustive and includes many substances under the heads of drugs (7 in number), steroids (47) and stimulants (30). The list can be extended only by a unanimous vote of HPAC, provided that the addition of a substance to Schedule I, II or III by the Federal Government will automatically add the substance to the list.

Steroids tests are conducted through urine tests. In addition to the regular tests, a player may also be made to undergo random tests at unannounced times. Drug testing is only on the basis of doubt. If a member of the HPAC has evidence of deviant behavior by a player, the evidence is discussed with all members of the HPAC and testing goes ahead only after a majority vote. The player to be tested is informed of the test an hour before the test. During the interval he can drink only 15 oz. of collector certified fluid.

A player is guilty if he tests positive, refuses to undergo the test or if he substitutes / tries to substitute the sample. In case of a positive test, the player and his club is notified immediately by the HPAC. Depending on the player’s attitude and the seriousness of the offence involved, the HPAC can place him under a rehabilitation programs known as clinical track and administrative track. The results of the test are kept confidential. Failure to comply with the treatment also results in penalties that include fines and suspensions.