AFL drugs code must protect interests of the sick
by admin ~ October 1st, 2010.
The illicit drugs policy introduced by the AFL in 2005 is bent upon confidentiality to avoid any incident of endangering the health of a player and affected chances of rehabilitation but all promises were broken after Hawthorn’s Travis Tuck was named, fined and suspended.
Tuck was not found to be addicted to drugs but had a mental health issue and is left betrayed by a policy that was contrived and compromised from birth.
From Theaustralian.com.au:
When the three-strike element of the code was constantly derided by the federal government, Currie, and colleagues Yvonne Bonomo and Martyn Lloyd-Jones went public.
The doctors’ statement read: “While positive tests for performance enhancing drugs (eg steroids) are met with the full force of international regulations and sanctions under the WADA code, the AFL has established the very appropriate and responsible policy of treating all initial findings of illicit, non-performance enhancing drug use as a health problem, with a sophisticated and comprehensive medical intervention as the first response.
“This is completely in keeping with most other workplace employee assistance programs for illicit drug use, and is also directly supportive of the federal government’s own policies, for example as set out in the Talking With Your Kids About Drugs information booklet that was delivered to all Australian families as part of the Tough on Drugs strategy.”
The undiluted arrogance of AFL has led to calls that the illicit drugs policy of the league should be changed on an immediate basis.
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