BRHornet45
12-24-2010, 10:49 PM
sons this is just getting ridiculous! my oh my how facts get lost and the media gets turned on by misleading everyone with their outrageous headlines! I could understand if this was some kind of hardcore recreational drug like cocaine or if it was a performance enhancing steroid, but come on!
The Turkish basketball federation said Friday that the star guard Diana Taurasi had tested positive for a stimulant that was identified as modafinil, a drug that enhances wakefulness and vigilance and is designed to treat narcolepsy, sleep apnea and sleep disorders related to shift work. Modafinil is also used off-label to combat jet lag and attention deficit disorder and recreationally to enhance alertness. The stimulant does not cause the anxiety and jitteriness associated with amphetamines.
Athletes who use modafinil as a banned performance-enhancing substance, however, face suspension from competition for up to two years, according to the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency. That could keep Taurasi from playing in the 2012 Olympics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/sports/basketball/25taurasi.html?_r=2&hp
The Turkish basketball federation said Friday that the star guard Diana Taurasi had tested positive for a stimulant that was identified as modafinil, a drug that enhances wakefulness and vigilance and is designed to treat narcolepsy, sleep apnea and sleep disorders related to shift work. Modafinil is also used off-label to combat jet lag and attention deficit disorder and recreationally to enhance alertness. The stimulant does not cause the anxiety and jitteriness associated with amphetamines.
Athletes who use modafinil as a banned performance-enhancing substance, however, face suspension from competition for up to two years, according to the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency. That could keep Taurasi from playing in the 2012 Olympics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/sports/basketball/25taurasi.html?_r=2&hp