New Steroid Laws for 2009
As we have revealed recently, for steroid testing to be even remotely successful, the illegal compounds must first of all be known and understood by the testers and the doping authorities. This would mean that a substance, unknown by the testers, would be impossible to pick up through testing.
The fight against doping in sport is a continual and on going battle. With new steroidal compounds being discovered and fed to the sporting professionals, the doping authorities throughout the world have an uphill struggle on their hands.
Each year, the World Doping Authority updates its list of Prohibited Substances to keep up with the advancements made in doping in sport.
The substances declared prohibited by WADA are included in all sports as WADA sets the international standard on doping rules and methods. This has been the case since the World Doping Authority first published its list back in 1963.
Steroids like dianabol and deca have always been included on the list, the revisions just include the newly discovered drugs that increase performance unfairly.
The list is available online and comes into effect as from the 1st January 2009.









