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re: Auburn releases statement on failed drug test:
Posted on 4/4/13 at 11:00 pm to AUtigR24
Posted on 4/4/13 at 11:00 pm to AUtigR24
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Auburn Athletics began testing for synthetic marijuana three days after our testing company made a test available. A test became available on Jan. 24, 2011, and Auburn added the test to its panel on Jan. 27, 2011.
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Since our drug testing policy was amended to include synthetic marijuana as a banned substance, there have been three positive tests for the drug out of more than 2,500 drug tests administered. Those three individuals are no longer on Auburn Athletics rosters.
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Within the first few months of testing, 3 percent of our student-athletes tested positive for synthetic marijuana.
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The Auburn Drug Testing/Drug Education Advisory Committee recommended to the Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics that synthetic marijuana be added to the Auburn Athletics drug testing policy on March 14, 2011. The policy change was adopted that day.
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Penalties for the use of synthetic marijuana were put into place for the next academic year beginning in August of 2011. Since it became a banned substance under the drug testing policy, only three student-athletes have tested positive for synthetic marijuana out of more than 2,500 tests administered.
quote:How do you go from 3% of athletes testing positive in the first few months to only 3 positive tests out of more than 2,500 tests administered? Did Auburn conduct only 33 tests with 1 positive result, 67 tests with 2 positives, or 100 tests with 3 positives? Having zero positives from the next 2,400 tests is pretty amazing given the claims made by the former players, and the numbers of phone calls Auburn claims it made to parents of players. Why the calls if there were no positive tests?
I hope the facts clear up any misconceptions about drug use among our student-athletes. It is important for you to know that Auburn Athletics conducts approximately 1,500 drug tests each academic year. Less than one percent of our student-athletes test positive for illegal substances.
One more question, why did Auburn wait until the start of the next academic year to impose penalties for synthetic marijuana use?
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Posted on 4/4/13 at 11:09 pm to Poodlebrain
You need to read more carefully. I think you are missing some slight but significant differences in language regarding the timing of when certain things happened.
Posted on 4/4/13 at 11:32 pm to Poodlebrain
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How do you go from 3% of athletes testing positive in the first few months to only 3 positive tests out of more than 2,500 tests administered? Did Auburn conduct only 33 tests with 1 positive result, 67 tests with 2 positives, or 100 tests with 3 positives? Having zero positives from the next 2,400 tests is pretty amazing
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Within the first few months of testing (Jan. 27, 2011 to March 14, 2011), 3 percent of our student-athletes tested positive for synthetic marijuana.
Since our drug testing policy was amended to include synthetic marijuana as a banned substance (March 14, 2011 to now), there have been three positive tests for the drug out of more than 2,500 drug tests administered. Those three individuals are no longer on Auburn Athletics rosters.
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and the numbers of phone calls Auburn claims it made to parents of players. Why the calls if there were no positive tests?
Because there were admittedly positive tests.
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One more question, why did Auburn wait until the start of the next academic year to impose penalties for synthetic marijuana use?
I don't think new student policies can be enforced until the start of a new semester. It would be like changing stipulations in a current contract while the contract is in use. March 14th would be in the middle of the spring semester, enforcement started at the beginning of the next fall semester.
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