NCAA legislation requires that schools provide drug education to all student-athletes. The athletics director or athletics
director’s designee shall disseminate the list of banned-drug classes to all student-athletes and educate them about
products that might contain banned drugs. All student-athletes are to be notified the list may change during the
academic year and that updates may be found on the NCAA website (ncaa.org). They should also be informed of the
appropriate athletics department procedures for disseminating updates to the list. It is the student-athlete’s
responsibility to check with the appropriate or designated athletics staff before using any substance.

The NCAA bans the following drug classes:

1. Stimulants.
2. Anabolic agents.
3. Beta blockers (banned for rifle only).
4. Diuretics and masking agents.
5. Narcotics.
6. Peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances and mimetics.
7. Hormone and metabolic modulators.
8. Beta-2 agonists.
Note: This is not a complete or exhaustive list. Any substance chemically/pharmacologically related to these classes
also is banned. The school and the student-athlete shall be held accountable for all drugs within the banned-drug class
regardless of whether they have been specifically identified. Examples of substances under each class can be found at
ncaa.org/drug testing. There is no complete list of banned substances.
Substances and Methods Subject to Restrictions:
1. Blood and gene doping.
2. Local anesthetics (permitted under some conditions).
3. Manipulation of urine samples.
4. Tampering of urine samples.
5. Beta-2 agonists (permitted only by inhalation with prescription).

NCAA Nutritional/Dietary Supplements:

Before consuming any nutritional/dietary supplement product, first review the product and its label with your athletics department staff.
1. There are no NCAA-approved nutritional or dietary supplements.
2. Nutritional/dietary supplements, including vitamins and minerals, are not well regulated and may cause a positive
drug test.
3. Student-athletes have tested positive and lost their eligibility using nutritional/dietary supplements.
4. Many nutritional/dietary supplements are contaminated with banned drugs not listed on the label.
5. While third- party tested and low-level risk products may be options, complete elimination of risk is impossible.
6. All nutritional/dietary supplements are taken at the student-athlete’s own risk.
Athletics department staff should provide guidance to student-athletes about supplement use, including a directive to
have any product checked by qualified staff members before consuming. The NCAA subscribes only to Drug Free Sport
AXIS™ (AXIS) for authoritative review of label ingredients in medications and nutritional/dietary supplements. Contact
AXIS at 816-474-7321 or axis.drugfreesport.com (access code ncaa1, ncaa2 or ncaa3).

THERE IS NO COMPLETE LIST OF BANNED SUBSTANCES. DO NOT RELY ON THIS LIST TO RULE OUT ANY LABEL

INGREDIENT.

Many nutritional/dietary supplements are contaminated with banned substances not listed on the label. It is the student-athletes
responsibility to check with the appropriate or designated athletics staff before using any substance.
Drug Classes Some Examples of Substances in Each Class
Stimulants Amphetamine (Adderall)
Caffeine (Guarana)
Cocaine
Dimethylbutylamine (DMBA; AMP)
Dimethylhexylamine (DMHA; Octodrine)
Ephedrine
Heptaminol
Hordenine
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)
Methamphetamine
Methylhexanamine (DMAA; Forthane)
Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
Mephedrone (bath salts)
Modafinil
Octopamine
Phenethylamine (PEA) and its derivatives
Phentermine
Synephrine (bitter orange)
Exceptions: Phenylephrine and Pseudoephedrine are not banned.
Anabolic Agents Androstenedione
Boldenone
Clenbuterol
Clostebol
DHCMT (Oral Turinabol)
DHEA
Drostanolone
Epitrenbolone
Etiocholanolone
Methandienone
Methasterone
Nandrolone (19-nortestosterone)
Oxandrolone
SARMS [Ligandrol (LGD-4033); Ostarine; RAD140; S23]
Stanozolol
Stenbolone
Testosterone
Trenbolone
Beta Blockers
(banned for rifle only)
Atenolol
Metoprolol
Nadolol
Pindolol
Propranolol
Timolol
Diuretics and Masking
Agents
Bumetanide
Canrenone (Spironolactone)
Chlorothiazide
Furosemide
Hydrochlorothiazide
Probenecid
Triamterene
Trichlormethiazide
Exceptions: Finasteride is not banned.
Narcotics Buprenorphine
Dextromoramide
Diamorphine (heroin)
Fentanyl and its derivatives
Hydrocodone
Hydromorphone
Meperidine
Methadone
Morphine
Nicomorphine
Oxycodone
Oxymorphone
Pentazocine
Tramadol
Peptide hormones,
growth factors, related
substances and mimetics
BPC-157
Growth hormone (hGH)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Erythropoietin (EPO)
IGF-1 (colostrum; deer antler velvet)
Ibutamoren (MK-677)
Exceptions: Insulin, Synthroid and Forteo are not banned.
Hormone and Metabolic
Modulators
Anti-Estrogen (Fulvestrant)
Aromatase Inhibitors [Anastrozole (Arimidex); ATD (androstatrienedione); Formestane; Letrozole]
PPAR-d [GW1516 (Cardarine); GW0742]
SERMS [Clomiphene (Clomid); Raloxifene (Evista); Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)]
Beta-2 Agonists Albuterol
Formoterol
Higenamine
Salbutamol
Salmeterol
Vilanterol
Any substance that is chemically/pharmacologically related to one of the above drug classes, even if it is not listed as an example, is
also banned.
Information about ingredients in medications and nutritional/dietary supplements can be obtained by contacting AXIS at 816-474-
7321 or axis.drugfreesport.com (access code ncaa1, ncaa2 or ncaa3).bstance.