I ran across a report today which was released by Major League Baseball with some details of their drug testing policy. The report covers the 2007-2008 MLB off-season all the way through the end of the 2008 MLB Playoffs. Here are some of the numbers
- 3486 tests were conducted on players who are on the 40 man roster for Major League clubs.
- 19 cases were reported that "resulted in discipline" including five for Peformance Enchancing Drugs and 14 for banned stimulants such as Adderall
- There were 114 exemptions granted for "Theraputic Uses" including the following:
- 106 for Attention Deficit Disorder
- 3 for Hypertension
- 3 for Hypogonadism
- 1 for Post-Concussion Syndrome
- 1 for Metabolic Myopathy