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.
Chan
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Torok-Both
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Billay
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Przybylski
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Gradeen
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Pap
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Petruzelka
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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