Aurora University Athletics

It is your responsibility to check with the appropriate or designated athletics staff before using any substance
The NCAA bans the following classes of drugs:

• Stimulants
• Anabolic agents
• Alcohol and beta blockers (banned for rifle only)
• Diuretics and other masking agents
• Narcotics
• Cannabinoids
• Peptide Hormones, growth factors, and related substances and mimetics
• Hormone and metabolic modulators
• Beta-2 agonists

Note: Any substance chemically/pharmacologically related to all classes listed above and with no current approval by any governmental regulatory health authority for human therapeutic use (e.g., drugs under pre-clinical or clinical development or discontinued, designer drugs, substances approved only for veterinary use) is also banned. The institution 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

• Blood and gene doping
• Local Anesthetics ( permitted under some conditions)
• Manipulation of urine samples
• Tampering of urine samples
• Beta-2 agonists (permitted only by prescription with inhalation)

NCAA Nutritional/Dietary Supplements Warning
Before consuming any nutritional/dietary supplement product, review the product with the appropriate or designated athletics department staff. Many nutritional/dietary supplements are contaminated with banned substances not listed on the label.

• Nutritional/dietary supplements, including vitamins and minerals, are not well-regulated and may cause a positive drug test.
• Student-athletes have tested positive and lost their eligibility using nutritional/dietary supplements.
• Any product containing a nutritional/dietary supplement ingredient is taken at your own risk.

 Note to Student-Athletes: There is no complete list of banned substances. Do not rely on this list to rule out any supplement ingredient.  Check with your athletics department staff prior to using a supplement. There is no list of NCAA-approved supplement products.

Some Examples of NCAA Banned Substances in Each Drug Class
Stimulants
Amphetamine (Adderall), Caffeine (Guarana), Cocaine, Dimethylbutylamine (DMBA; AMP), Dimethylhexylamine (DMHA; Octodrine), Dimethylhexylamine (DMHA; Octodrine), Ephedrine, Heptaminol, Hordenine, Methamphetamine, Methylhexanamine (DMAA; Forthane), Methylphenidate (Ritalin), Mephedrone (bath salts), Modafinil, Octopamine, Phenethylamines (PEAs), Phentermine Synephrine (bitter orange).
Exceptions: Phenylephrine and Pseudoephedrine are not banned.

Anabolic Agents Androstenedione, Boldenone, Clenbuterol, DHCMT (Oral Turinabol), DHEA (7-Keto), Drostanolone, Epitrenbolone, Etiocholanolone, Methandienone, Methasterone, Nandrolone, Norandrostenedione, Oxandrolone, SARMS [Ligandrol (LGD-4033); Ostarine; RAD140; S-23], Stanozolol, Stenbolone, Testosterone, Trenbolone.

Alcohol and Beta Blockers (banned for rifle only)
Alcohol; atenolol; metoprolol; nadolol; pindolol; propranolol; timolol.

Diuretics (water pills) and Other Masking Agents
Bumetanide, Chlorothiazide, Furosemide, Hydrochlorothiazide, Probenecid, Spironolactone (canrenone), Triameterene, Trichlormethiazide.
Exceptions: Finasteride is not banned

Narcotics Buprenorphine, Dextromoramide, Diamorphine (heroin), Fentanyl, and its derivatives, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Morphine, Nicomorphine, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Pentazocine, Pethidine.

Cannabonoids Marijuana, Synthetic cannabinoids (Spice; K2; JWH-018; JWH-073), Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Peptide Hormones, groth factors, related substances and mimetics
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
Aromatase Inhibitors [Anastrozole (Arimidex); ATD (androstatrienedione); Formestane; Letrozole], Clomiphene (Clomid), Fulvestrant GW1516 (Cardarine; Endurobol), SERMS [Raloxifene (Evista); Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)].

Beta-2 Agonists
Bambuterol, Formoterol, Higenamine, Norcoclaurine, Salbutamol, Salmeterol.

Any substance that is chemically related to one of the above classes, even if it is not listed as an example, is also banned.

It is your responsibility to check with the appropriate or designated athletics staff before using any substance. Many nutritional/dietary supplements are contaminated with banned substances not listed on the label.

Information about ingredients in medications and nutritional/dietary supplements can be obtained by contacting Drug Free Sport AXIS at 877-202-0769 or dfsaxis.com (password ncaa1, ncaa2 or ncaa3).

It is your responsibility to check with the appropriate or designated athletics staff before using any substance.