Re: Drug Testing
Truman Prevatt (truman.prevatt@netsrq.com)
Wed, 11 Dec 1996 10:59:46 -0400
>Dear Karen,
>
> We too want to be "on the safe side" of the drug issue but thus far we
>can't seem to get any straight answers.
>
> For more than a year I have asked BoD members, vets, experienced
>riders, et.al. to give us some simple test of when a food supplement
>becomes a drug. If that's not possible, then could we have a
>comprehensive list of banned substances and their clearance times.
>Thus far, my requests have been met with personal attacks, blank stares
>and useless referrals. Frustration city!
>
> So now what? My reading of the literature and attendance at various
>lectures says that such products can PREVENT degenerative joint
>desease. Which is our biggest interest, not playing on the wild side of
>the drug rule. Should we pass on prevention or what?
>
You might want to look at the "Vet Forum" in the Feb-March 1994 Endurance
News for a good discussion of prevention of DJD by Jeannie Waldron, DVM.
Truman
Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL