Drug analysis at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary.
A comprehensive drug testing program was carried out during the 16 days of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. State-of-the-art technology was applied, involving high-resolution gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, fluorescence polarization immunoassay, and radioimmunoassay. Samples from selected athletes were screened for five drug classes: stimulants, narcotic analgesics, anabolic steroids, beta-blockers, and diuretics. In addition, samples were also screened for local anesthetics, corticosteroids, beta-human choriogonadotropin, and cannabinoids. During the 16-day event, 428 urine samples were processed and 3090 screening procedures performed. We describe the methods for analysis at the Olympic Games and present the results.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000652:urine; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000652:urine; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000652:urine; D002170:Canada; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004232:Diuretics / Q000652:urine; D004300:Doping in Sports; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D004232:Diuretics