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Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory (ASDTL)
ASDTL is Australia's accredited sports drug testing laboratory

The drug dilemma in sport
Sports Factor Transcript from ABC's Radio National program. Discusses not only how we combat the new wave of drugs, but also the growing cynicism around athletic achievement.

International Olympic Committee Medical Commission
Site lists anti-doping code, prohibited substances and papers on doping in sport.

United States Anti-Doping Agency

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
The recently established WADA promotes and coordinates, at international level, the fight against doping in all its forms.

Drugs in Sport: Some current articles, etc.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/athletic-drug-test.htm (not current but perhaps a good starting point)

Herald Sun – mostly videos …

http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/surfing-champ-says-recreational-drug-use-is-rampant-in-the-sport/story-fn6ck45n-1226589502621

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/australian-boxer-sam-soliman-reportedly-failed-drug-test-taken-before-win-over-felix-sturms/story-fnex616o-1226589243149

http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2332679355/Crime-links-to-drugs-in-sport-a-grey-area

http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2339970241/The-Police-Crisis-tapes

http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2333601776/Doping-scandal

http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2333143804/Contrarians-Drugs-in-sport

The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/probe-finds-widespread-use-of-drugs-in-sport-crime-links-20130207-2dzw1.html

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/getting-tough-on-drugs-and-tougher-on-athletes-rights-20130227-2f6e0.html