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Stewart's test results from Thunder Valley will be due in a few weeks.
That result will either be a pass or a fail.
If the Thunder Valley result is a pass does that not undermine Stewart's defence that the presence of amphetamine in his Seattle fail was down to prescription drugs necessary to treat a long-term medical condition, and, in order to be allowed under the rules of the sport in which he competes, drugs which:
(1) The athlete’s health will be significantly impaired if he does not take the substance.
(2) The substance does not enhance the athlete’s performance beyond what brings him back to normal health.
(3) There are no other alternative treatments available.
( http://motocrossactionmag.com/home-page/official-word-on-wada-drug-test… )
If it is a long term condition, and one which he needs to take drugs to legitimately treat, then surely this prescription is long standing and ongoing. Will people believe that he needed to take them prior to Seattle but then didn't need to take the medication after Seattle and before Thunder Valley?
If the Thunder Valley test is a fail then that's two fails - one in each series. Irrespective of the fact that AMA Pro Racing/MX Sports are not FIM-affiliated can they be expected to not impose penalties on Stewart when he has not only failed a test in an FIM series, but has also failed a test in their own outdoor series, using their own drugs test partner and protocol, and a series in which they have declared a high profile (and expensive) commitment to drug-free racing?
If the second test is a fail can we be expected to believe that even after being drug tested at Seattle, Stewart forgot, or wasn't aware that he needed to provide a Therapeutic Use Exemption? Are people expected to believe that it never once crossed Stewart's, or any of his team members' minds that "Shit, we just got drug tested, and we're taking a legitimate drug to treat a long-term medical condition. Maybe we should look into this to see if we need to declare it?"
And finally, drug testing has been in place for a while in SX. Does anyone know if Stewart has ever been tested before? If he has (and it must have been a pass if he was) then does that also not undermine his argument that the drug found in Seattle was one which has been taken to treat a long-term medical condition?
That result will either be a pass or a fail.
If the Thunder Valley result is a pass does that not undermine Stewart's defence that the presence of amphetamine in his Seattle fail was down to prescription drugs necessary to treat a long-term medical condition, and, in order to be allowed under the rules of the sport in which he competes, drugs which:
(1) The athlete’s health will be significantly impaired if he does not take the substance.
(2) The substance does not enhance the athlete’s performance beyond what brings him back to normal health.
(3) There are no other alternative treatments available.
( http://motocrossactionmag.com/home-page/official-word-on-wada-drug-test… )
If it is a long term condition, and one which he needs to take drugs to legitimately treat, then surely this prescription is long standing and ongoing. Will people believe that he needed to take them prior to Seattle but then didn't need to take the medication after Seattle and before Thunder Valley?
If the Thunder Valley test is a fail then that's two fails - one in each series. Irrespective of the fact that AMA Pro Racing/MX Sports are not FIM-affiliated can they be expected to not impose penalties on Stewart when he has not only failed a test in an FIM series, but has also failed a test in their own outdoor series, using their own drugs test partner and protocol, and a series in which they have declared a high profile (and expensive) commitment to drug-free racing?
If the second test is a fail can we be expected to believe that even after being drug tested at Seattle, Stewart forgot, or wasn't aware that he needed to provide a Therapeutic Use Exemption? Are people expected to believe that it never once crossed Stewart's, or any of his team members' minds that "Shit, we just got drug tested, and we're taking a legitimate drug to treat a long-term medical condition. Maybe we should look into this to see if we need to declare it?"
And finally, drug testing has been in place for a while in SX. Does anyone know if Stewart has ever been tested before? If he has (and it must have been a pass if he was) then does that also not undermine his argument that the drug found in Seattle was one which has been taken to treat a long-term medical condition?
So even though is sounds odd, as a JS7 fan I have my fingers crossed for a positive Thunder Valley result
he failed again. When they blood test you they can tell if you have enough medicine ( legal dosage ) in your system at the time.
If you don't have enough then you're not taking the prescribed amount and they assume you are selling your meds. If you have too much they assume you are abusing the script. Either way they can tell if you don't have the correct amount in your system and if its -/+ its a fail. I figure if the tire plant I retired from did this then anyone could do it. Bottom line is if he had a rx
for adderal it better match the dosage set by the Dr.
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What is the diff between ball players taking PEDs and MX/SX riders doing it? In both cases, it changes the game entirely. If your competitor is cheating, you too likely will need to cheat to be able to compete. It becomes a competition for who is the best cheater.
So what you say....I wanna see it! The problem with taking PEDs is, they aren't a healthy alternative. I'm talking real PEDs...not adderall. If you were a pro athlete, would you want to hafta take PEDs or would you rather be able to compete clean? Do you wanna hafta take HGH and steriods to recover quicker?
There will always be those who want to cheat and they should suffer the consequences like in any other sport.
Just wondering.
I suspect allergies is nothing like treating ADHD - but just don't know anything about it. Nothing we ever had to deal with with our kids (thank God and/or the flying spaghetti monster), and I can't think of any friends who have either. Some conditions are variable (like taking warfarin and adjusting dosage based on regular blood testing), or migraines - some are constant.
I've taken it for years, legally. It works, but not the instant it lands in your mouth..figure 20 minutes. Maybe slightly less if you add coffee to the mix. It always shows up in my employee drug tests, but is never an issue because I've told them you legally have it and show a prescription for it.
The drug tests I've taken always have a section that asks about current prescription medicine. He cannot plead ignorance on this one.
That's some deep shit, bro.
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Im a big JS7 fan but imo it should be on the banned substance list, regardless of whether you have a prescription for it. ADD is a bs condition with no biological basis. he'd be fine without it. can adderal help people with a supposed "attention deficit"? sure can (also has negative long term use effects). could it also give an advantage to an mx/sx athlete? you bet your ass.
But do you realize you contradicted yourself all in one post? You state it doesn't exist but then that adderall can help with it. Which is it?
And why are you taking adderall if add doesn't exist?
I think you're right about it being overprescribed. Alot of the psych drugs are IMHO.
As to adderall's help in school. Yes, definitely. When I was in HS and college it was simply called speed. It was much more effective than a bunch of coffee which gave ya the jitters. As far as I know, there was no legal way to take amphetamines back in the day, but it was done. Just like weed was smoked and other drugs taken. I think the more nights you cram and are sleep deprived, amphetamines or not, your retention declines. One night is probably no big deal.
I'm not alone in being able to identify when I am more distractible vs when more focused. Sitting in a cubicle farm with low walls such that our upper torsos and heads stick up like ground squirrels exacerbates any lack of focus. Some are better able to cope than others. I believe had I been a young man right now they'd prolly say I have adhd...or hyperactive back in the day...or as my grandma used to say...'you've got ants in your pants'!
I am sure the condition is real but the severity varies. A close relative was affected by it and other disorders and was prescribed a cocktail of drugs. Nuf said about that, but the drugs only helped at first ala what element said re: long term affects.
Sure wish we had a race to watch instead of hammering on this topic in so many different threads. I'd go riding but am on the DL.
adderall-nfls-popular-new-drug-or-easy-alibi?
Surely if this is a long term issue he would have been using the prescribed substance before Seattle?
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