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M Garcin1, L Mille-Hamard, V Billat
1Laboratory of Study of Human Motricity EA 3608, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Lille 2, Ronchin, France.
Aim:
The purpose of the present investigation was to look for other drugs besides doping substances in the urine of subelite athletes submitted to heavy training.
Methods:
One hundred and forty-one young subelite athletes (in sprint, cycling, middle distance running and handball) were included in the study, with a control group of 89 high school pupils. Drugs were researched by high performance liquid chromatography using a diode array detector.
Results:
Among the 212 subjects who agreed to give a urine sample, acetaminophen was detected: 9.5% for the subelite athletes versus 1.3% for the control group with a greater difference for sprint and cycling training (26.7% and 20%, respectively). Acetaminophen is used to treat both acute and chronic pains. It relieves pain by elevating the pain threshold.
Conclusions:
The use of acetaminophen has to be taken into account by medical staff, trainers and educators.
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