Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:08:41 -0600 From: "P.F.Talbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: t-and-f: more or less cheating
Okay I am a cynic, but does anyone else think that the current scandal will lead to MORE cheating, not less. Doesn't this raise the bar to the level where those who use drugs will want a designer steroid.
There was an article from the Denver Post, rerun in the Sacto Bee on Sunday, where there's a push lead by Frank Shorter to preserve urine and blood samples for several years, even "indefinitely," and to periodically retest these samples as new drugs are discovered. Medalists could then be stripped retroactively for violations out to a 3 to 8 year statute of limitations. The political support for this option is probably growing rapidly right now.
Retroactive testing could be a huge deterrent for designer drugs, particularly since opposing coaches would know exactly who to target and expose ex post.
Richard McCann
