Nutritional Ergogenic Aids

The University of Scranton’s Athletic Department neither condones or encourages the use of nutritional ergogenic aids designed to improve performance or promote weight loss. These drugs may be harmful to the health or performance of the student-athlete. These substances are not subject to the strict regulations set by the United States Food and Drug Administration, therefore, contents of many of these compounds are not represented accurately on the list of ingredients and may contain impurities or banned substances which may cause a student-athlete to test positive during a drug test (NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, 1999). It is every student-athletes responsibility to report all medications (prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, herbal supplements and/or any diet pills) to the Athletic Training staff.