IEAH attempts to take the high road...

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I wish there was some way to wave a magic wand and suddenly make the public understand that the problem is undetectable designer drugs....and not the stuff everyone can use. While I am sure a case could be made that there is abuse of allowable medications it is the undetectable stuff that is far and away damaging the game the most.

That is why IEAH is so loud and proud giving up the drugs that can be detected. They know they will have to give them up very soon, so they are trying to take the high road by being the first to quit using. BFD.

Make no mistake about it, they will still be using the designer stuff and will cry out in complete shock if one of their "drug free" horses tests positive.

Undetectable designer drugs are in all sports. The only thing that is going to make them detectable is loads of money dumped into improving the testing. The problem is that nobody thinks it is a big enough problem to invest that money. Also, who will pay for it?

Once a test comes out to detect a drug, the drug makers are already on two or three generations down the line making new drugs that can't be detected. This will probably never change unless there is an incredible breakthrough in drug testing.