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How are athletes tested for drug use?

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Urine and/or blood samples are sent to a laboratory for analysis with various tools such as gas chromatography chemical reagents and spectral analysis.

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Relevant answers:

Why should athletes be tested for drugs?
because so they can se how healthy and for safety .
What happens to athletes who use drugs?
if they use steroids, they will most likely get kicked off the team.
When are athletes tested for drugs?
Usually, players are randomly selected by the league to get tested for drugs at a random time.
How often are athletes tested for drugs?
Sometimes Athletes use those types of medicines which are banned in the sports.These medicines empowering the athletes performance rather than other athletes.In this way the game does not remain...
Should athletes use drugs?
no