Theme 5: Know Your Supplements and Medications
Most athletes are using some types of supplements to support their athletic goals. Occasionally, athletes have to use medical products for the treatment of acute or chronic condition. This Session presents important information about the use of medication and supplements that relate directly with violations of the anti-anti-doping regulations, as set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The Session aims at enhancing doping awareness literacy and presents basic information in regards with the anti-doping regulations and procedures, exploring among others the issue of inadvertent doping through the use of supplements or the legitimate pharmaceutical treatment of medical conditions. The available tools that inform and protect athletes from such violations are presented, encouraging their frequent use among the competitive athletes that are subjected, or potentially will be subjected in the future, to anti-doping controls.
