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Page 5 of 9 DrugsMADDD finds that it is quite sordid that it is necessary to have an entire category in the Hall of Shame dedicated to this. Special Section on UW Athletic Department Drug Scandal―TacomaNewsTribune MADDD feels that it is shocking and unprecedented that the UW would merit a special section on the TNT web pages just for the drug scandal. Doctor: Coach Knew of Drugs―TacomaNewsTribune “A University of Washington coach and at least two athletic trainers knew a team physician stockpiled drugs for the softball team's use without written prescriptions, the doctor told state health investigators …. Also revealed in the transcript of the Kirkland doctor's interview was his admission that he prescribed anabolic steroids to one UW male athlete, a violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.”UW Scandal Stuns NCAA’s Expert―SeattlePI “My Lord, I'm really shocked this goes on in 2003, because there are so many ways to safeguard against it," said Frank Uryasz, director of The National Center for Drug Free Sport, official administrator of the NCAA drug-testing programs. "I've worked in this business since 1986, and I don't ever recall a case like this," Uryasz said.Former UW Doctor Faces Criminal Probe Over Drugs―SeattleTimes The doctor, whom the athletes nicknamed “Dr. Feelgood” for his promiscuous handing out of drugs like candy, “worked with various UW athletic programs, including the football and basketball teams, from 1986 to 1999” as the article notes (emphasis by MADDD). This would take him back to the middle of the Don James Era. Officials Told of Misuse 2 Years Ago―TacomaNewsTribune “UW athletic director Barbara Hedges did not cut ties with Scheyer until this past August amid a state Health Department investigation of Scheyer”State Alleges Improper Prescriptions by UW Sports Physician―SeattleTimes |
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