Drugs and Medicine

The Improper Use of Drugs and Medicine Policy aims to mitigate the risks associated with the misuse and maladministration of drugs, non-compliant supplements and medicines in croquet. The policy also recognises that illegal drugs represent a widespread community problem that can pose a serious health issue for individuals and seeks to deter those involved in croquet from the use of such substances.

The policy places obligations on sports to ensure that:

• Sports science and sports medicine services are provided by appropriately qualified and supervised staff
• Supplement use follows a best practice, evidence-based approach to reducing risk to players, including the risk of inadvertent doping
• Medications are used appropriately
• Injections are only administered as part of appropriate medical treatment.

This policy allows Croquet Australia to determine which players(i.e. Relevant players) are bound by this policy. 

Prohibited Conduct under the policy includes:

• A criminal conviction relating to or involving an illegal drug
• Use of prescription or over-the-counter medication in an unlawful manner
• Unauthorised injection or possession of hypodermic needles or other injection equipment
• Supplying or providing non-compliant supplements to a Relevant Athlete/Player.

Anti-doping

Anti-doping rules apply to all participants of our sport from the elite down to the grassroots. All members must be aware of and have a basic understanding of, their obligations in regard to anti-doping. The Sport Integrity Australia website has a range of information and resources to assist, including:

• • Information about Supplement Risk Analysis
  • Applying for a Therapeutic Use Exemption
  • Information about player testing

Prohibited List of substances and methods

The Prohibited List outlines the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport. It is updated annually by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Remember that individual products or brands are not named on the Prohibited List. Players should check the status of all medications before they use them on GlobalDRO.

Checking your Substances

Global DRO allows users to check whether the most commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medicines in Australia are permitted or prohibited in sport.

If an player requires the use of a prohibited substance to treat a medical condition, the player needs to be aware of the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) requirements. For more information on Therapeutic Use Exemptionsvisit Sport Integrity Australia’s website.