the NCAA and of the twelve who admitted using Ephedrine eight didnt know that Ephedrine was banned by the NCAA. Conclusions and CommentsI feel that the use of Creatine and Ephedrine based products should be allowed by the NCAA and the ban on Ephedrine based supplements should be lifted. As long as there is no evidence of Creatine being harmful to the body in a long-term environment then Creatine will not be banned by the NCAA. I dont understand how the NCAA decides what substances are O.K. and which are not. It is know that Ephedrine increases heart rate, blood pressure and insomnia. The same could be said for Coffee, which many players drink before games to become wired. Furthermore, I was never presented with any information on the banned substances. Yes, I signed a contracted stating I would not take any substances banned by the NCAA but I did not receive a list of substances. I think that the NCAA should require Colleges and Universities to either pass out information to all Student-athletes or have a mandatory assembly of all student-athletes to discuss what the ban substances are and what the consequences are.I feel that the FDA should implement these following regulations and the NCAA could put pressure on the FDA to get them approved:1. Provide the FDA phone number on all Ephedra based products.2. Limit the sale of Ephedrine to adults over the age of 18(currently is 17).3. Ephedrine based products should have labeling telling athletes in the NCAA that it is banned by the NCAA....
