Indiana State University Athletics

Drug Testing

The Indiana State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to the enhancement of the quality of life of its student-athletes. The Athletic Department believes that the abuse of alcohol, legal drugs and/or illegal drugs can adversely affect the health and safety as well as the academic capability of student-athletes. In an effort to minimize the possibility that a student-athlete may jeopardize his or her own physical and academic performance, the Department has developed and approved the following policies and procedures. The "Management Team" referred to herein shall consist of the Director of Athletics and Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, Head Athletic Trainer, ISU Director of Student Counseling Center, Senior Woman Administrator, Faculty Athletic Representative and the athletic administrator that supervises the sport any offending student athlete participates in.

The Department strictly upholds and enforces NCAA regulations regarding substance abuse. Under ISU Athletic procedures for drug testing, there are immediate progressive disciplinary and rehabilitative actions taken if a student athlete is found using or abusing drugs or alcohol. In addition to the Department's testing, the NCAA conducts its own testing for banned substances. Indiana State University student-athletes who test positive on NCAA administered drug tests will be subject to the NCAA penalties and procedures structure and will also be subject to the Indiana State University Policy on Drug Use/Abuse. Further, student-athletes who render themselves ineligible may be subject to the cancellation of their athletics grant-in-aid in accordance with NCAA Rules.

The ISU Department of Athletics Drug and Alcohol Program include the following:

  - Education of student-athletes and staff about mood and body altering substances
 - Drug testing
 - Evaluation/assessment
 - Treatment/counseling
 - Discipline/consequences; and
 - Monitoring of the student-athletes by athletic staff including trainers, administration, and coaches.

Any student-athlete who violates the University Drug Policy is subject to punishment by the University as well as the NCAA.

Types of Drug Testing
ISU Testing - In all types of testing conducted by ISU, no advance notice of testing will be given.

 a. Random Testing: periodic testing of a portion of the total student-athlete population will occur at regular intervals. This list will be randomly generated by computer from each active NCAA squad list. All student-athletes are eligible for every test. These tests are done at ISU's expense.

 b. Total Team Testing: Entire teams may be tested at any time. These tests are done at ISU's expense.

 c. Just Cause Testing: This test will be used for student-athletes who demonstrate symptoms or behaviors which are indicative of substance abuse. These tests are done at ISU's expense.

 d. Reasonable Cause Testing: Testing of student-athletes who have previous violations of the DA program.  These tests are done at the STUDENT ATHLETE'S EXPENSE AND ARE CHARGED TO THEIR ISU STUDENT ACCOUNT.

NCAA Banned-Drug Classes 
The NCAA list of banned-drug classes is subject to change by the NCAA Executive Committee.  Contact the Compliance Office or visit the Center for Drug Free Sport’s website at www.drugfreesport.com for more specific information on the list of banned substances.  The term "related compounds" comprises substances that are included in the class by their pharmacological action and/or chemical structure. No substance belonging to the prohibited class may be used, regardless of whether it is specifically listed as an example.


Many nutritional/dietary supplements contain NCAA banned substances. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not strictly regulate the supplement industry; therefore purity and safety of nutritional/dietary supplements cannot be guaranteed. Impure supplements may lead to a positive NCAA drug test. The use of supplements is at the student-athlete's own risk. Student-athletes should contact their institution's team physician or athletic trainer for further information.

Banned-drug classes include:

 - Peptide Hormones and Analogues