I would hope so.
You are blessed to not know his antics…ticking timebomb imo
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Definitely there are, if you want to make the effort.
I don’t see LK’s medications ever being considered by IOC, and I don’t think FEI prohibits prescription suboxone. They prohibit certain narcotics. Could be wrong.
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Suboxone is banned. See buprenorphine.
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The thing about banning her through SS or USEF would be purely symbolic since she doesn’t show anyway!
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Which would be easy to do when they were all (very unfortunately) living in the same house.
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Thanks for clarifying.
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Suboxone is banned and I doubt there would be an exemption.
Side note: If you eat poppy seed bagels and get drug tested, you will test positive for opiates.
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But someone who dreams of being our next great olympic rider…being banned would ruin that chance. (Clearly, this is ignoring the whole ability and all that part of this equation.)
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I appreciate how you and other posters kept us up to date on all the hearings and such throughout the case.
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On behalf of the hay guy, I take offense at that suggestion. Lol.
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Re poppy seeds, it’s true but you have to eat a LOT to actually test positive. Also, there is a metabolite present after heroin use that will be absent after poppy seed ingestion, so it can be differentiated.
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Oh yeah and it was oddly comforting to know that SOMETHING worked normally when everything was going sideways. I was undergoing chemo and went out with a friend to eat sushi/sashimi (which I shouldn’t have done. Shhhh!) and was regarding my excellent sashimi sadly because it too tasted like cardboard. Everything tasted like cardboard. It could be wet, dry, crunchy or squishy - but it all tasted the same. Then the blob of wasabi hit the back of my throat and I started to cough and cry. I couldn’t taste it, or even feel the burn, but my body was reacting as it should.
That was years ago. I’m happy to report that I can mostly smell and taste my food (Covid in Feb 2020 did a number on me again). At least enough to appreciate sushi.
Anyway, it’ll make you cry!
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Are FEI competitors routinely blood tested for substances? How does that work?
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My much less elegant response was going to be, “Sure, Jan.” Lol.
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They certainly are tested!
FEI-level athletes are subject to drug testing both during and out of competition . FEI rules state that “international-level” athletes — as well as those competing in the Olympics and similar international-level events — are subject to testing.
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Right, but how frequent is it? Before each event?
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every FEI show does random testing, but its very common. A steward watches you pee 
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