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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Jun 22, 2008 1:18:20 GMT -5
Saturday night's preliminary bout between middleweights Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough at The Palms in Las Vegas was cancelled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after traces of the prescription drug Adderall were found in a pre-fight drug test administered to Credeur.
Credeur, a member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest cast, informed the NSAC before Friday's weigh-ins that he had been taking the medication up until five days ago. After the weigh-in, Credeur was sent to a Las Vegas lab for a follow-up test but when the results of the test came back Saturday morning, he still showed traces of the drug.
"Unfortunately, the drug was still in his system and he's still positive, so he was unable to get cleared to fight," said Keith Kizer, Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. "It should be out of his system in a few days and hopefully they'll find another fight for him."
According to Kizer, Adderall "acts as a cardio-vascular restrictor and that's the main reason it's banned because it can cause athletes to have a cardiac episode with the stress they're under when they're in an athletic competition. Secondly, it can have a performance-enhancing effect as well."
There will be no disciplinary action taken towards Credeur by the NSAC. "We found out about it beforehand, and he was very honest with us about it yesterday," said Kizer.
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jun 22, 2008 1:57:46 GMT -5
That bites.
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Post by PdW2kX on Jun 22, 2008 2:04:23 GMT -5
Having taken Adderal at one time, I can say that the NSAC was playing it safe here.
Adderal can be thought of as switching your brain into over-drive, it makes you highly focused and curbs your appetite. In an MMA setting, it's definitely a performance-enhancer. Despite the performance-enhancing mostly being a side effect, I can see how it would give a fighter a boost. It really helps you concentrate.
That said, the possibility of a fighter having a cardiac episode is pretty slim. There was a lot of hooplah regarding Adderal causing deaths in 2006, but it's mostly died down as of now.
That said: I'm not advocating the drug, I'm just pointing out that the NSAC was clearly playing it safe on this one. "Better safe than sorry" is always the way to go when it involves such a highly competitive sport as MMA, though, IMO.
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Post by PdW2kX on Jun 22, 2008 17:21:00 GMT -5
Here's a small update courtesty of MMA Mania. Tim Credeur — who takes Adderall to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — was not permitted to take on Cale Yarbrough last night at The Ultimate Figher (TUF) 7 Finale because traces of the prescription drug were still in his system.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) handed down the ruling just hours before the middleweight bout was set to go off from The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas.
Here’s a snip from NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer via UFC.com on the decision:
“[Adderall] acts as a cardio-vascular restrictor and that’s the main reason it’s banned because it can cause athletes to have a cardiac episode with the stress they’re under when they’re in an athletic competition. Secondly, it can have a performance-enhancing effect as well.”
Credeur — a semifinalist on TUF 7 — will not be suspended or fined for the positive test result because he was upfront with the NSAC about his medication. Perhaps the fight will be added to UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19, which would give Credeur more than enough time to clean out his system.So, there you go. Credeur was upfront, honest, and was taking a medication that treats ADHD because he has ADHD. It's unfortunate, and I can see how some would blast the NSAC for doing this, but I still support their position of "better safe than sorry". Hopefully Credeur lands a spot on the July 19th card. |
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Post by k5 on Jun 22, 2008 22:39:34 GMT -5
Having taken Adderal at one time, I can say that the NSAC was playing it safe here. Adderal can be thought of as switching your brain into over-drive, it makes you highly focused and curbs your appetite. In an MMA setting, it's definitely a performance-enhancer. Despite the performance-enhancing mostly being a side effect, I can see how it would give a fighter a boost. It really helps you concentrate. That said, the possibility of a fighter having a cardiac episode is pretty slim. There was a lot of hooplah regarding Adderal causing deaths in 2006, but it's mostly died down as of now. That said: I'm not advocating the drug, I'm just pointing out that the NSAC was clearly playing it safe on this one. "Better safe than sorry" is always the way to go when it involves such a highly competitive sport as MMA, though, IMO. really, unless you're popping adderal right before the fight, it's gonna harm your ability more than help it by reducing your body's water retention, muscle mass and appetite. it's speed, straight up. so having a cardiac arrest on it is by no means out of question, people have heart attacks on stimulants all the time (especially with the additional stress of being in a competitive sport). |
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Post by PdW2kX on Jun 22, 2008 23:17:23 GMT -5
No way would I call Adderal speed. Adderal is actually quite tame by my standards when it comes to prescription pills. Having had chronic sleeping and back problems for some time now, I feel confident in saying that Adderal is practically nothing when compared to most pain relievers and sleeping pills. Although you're right that it'd only give positive effects if you were taking them right before a fight. I know that having a cardiac episode is by no means out of the question, I just felt that, from my own experiences, the possibility of that actually happening when on Adderal is slim. As I said, Adderal had been involved in a semi-scandal in the past, but nothing came of it. Nothing's been proven that it's a particularly dangerous drug or deserves any type of special labeling.
I'm just taking Credeur's side in this because normally a fighter's image gets hurt when they come back positive for something. Credeur takes pills that combat ADHD because he has ADHD. It's the potential side effects from it that caused the NSAC to step in.
This is leagues apart from a fighter testing positive for something like steroids, that's all I'm saying.
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jun 23, 2008 8:20:32 GMT -5
I know that having a cardiac episode is by no means out of the question, I just felt that, from my own experiences, the possibility of that actually happening when on Adderal is slim. Well, that's the thing with cardiac episodes... when they happen, you often have zero warning. So unless you had a heart attack on adderal, you probably would think it's completely safe from that standpoint. Also, every person is different -- different diet, different level of fitness, different stress levels. You might be fine on adderal, but for the next guy, it might be the one thing that pushes him over the edge. I see your points, I'm just saying... with drugs, and with humans all being different, you really gotta be careful. |
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Post by PdW2kX on Jun 23, 2008 17:47:44 GMT -5
Which I fully agree with, which is why I applaud the NSAC for taking the "better safe than sorry" approach.
As I said before, I'd just like to try and clear up any stigma regarding this whole thing. NSAC was in the right, but Credeur wasn't in the wrong. Normally that's not the case when it comes to a fighter testing positive for something.
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Post by Codesters on Jun 23, 2008 21:31:00 GMT -5
NSAC made a good move. That Adderal is tricky crap. Its speed if you dont have add which is bad for your heart and it constricts the cardio vessels if you do have add.
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Post by k5 on Jun 24, 2008 22:39:08 GMT -5
No way would I call Adderal speed. i just meant they are both amphetamines. but, case settled |
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