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UK Anti-Doping advises that
athletes are personally
responsible should a prohibited substance be detected
in their body.
An advice card listing examples of
per-
mitted and prohibited substances is available from:
UK Anti-Doping
Oceanic House
1a Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5BG
Tel:
(020) 7766 7350
information@ukad.org.uk
www.ukad.org.uk
A similar
card detailing classes of
drugs and doping
methods
prohibited in football
is
available from the
Football Association. This contains information specific
to the Football Association Doping Control Regulations
including the Football
Association’s
policy on social
drugs.
Further
information
is
available
at
www.thefa.com.
General Medical Council’s advice
Doctors who prescribe or collude in the provision of
drugs or treatment with the intention of improperly
enhancing an individual’s performance in sport con-
travene the GMC’s guidance, and such actions would
usually raise a question of
a doctor’s
continued
registration.
This does not
preclude the provision
of any care or treatment where the doctor’s intention
is to protect or improve the patient’s health.
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