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NCAA Student-Athletes are responsible for what they ingest.

The NCAA provides the following resources to help inform student-athletes about banned substances so that they may make proper choices in selecting products to eat and drink.

NCAA Banned Substances
NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook Guideline 2g Dietary Supplements
NCAA Nutrition and Performance
REC - Information about ingredients in medications and nutritional/ dietary supplements can be obtained by contacting the Resource Exchange Center (REC) online or at 877/202-0769 (password ncaa1, ncaa2 or ncaa3).
NCAA Video on the Drug Testing process
Know the Difference! If you are a college student-athlete, be aware that sports organizations have different rules about banned/prohibited drugs.

NCAA Nutritional/Dietary Supplements Warning:

Before consuming any nutritional/dietary supplement product, review the product and its label with your athletics department staff!

Dietary supplements are not well regulated and may cause a positive drug test result.
Student-athletes have tested positive and lost their eligibility using dietary supplements.
Many dietary supplements are contaminated with banned drugs not listed on the label.
Any product containing a dietary supplement ingredient is taken at your own risk.