Originally Published: November 15, 2005
Comparing the steroid policies
How MLB and other professional sports' steroid testing policies stand.
| Steroid Penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties for positive tests for steroid use in various pro sports: | |||||
| 1st test | 2nd test | 3rd test | 4th test | 5th test | |
|
MLB (Nov. '05) |
50 gms | 100 gms | *Lifetime ban | -- | -- |
|
MLB (Jan. '05) |
10 days | 30 days | 60 days | 1 year | Commissioner's decision |
|
MLB (2002) |
Counseling | 15 days | 25 days | 50 days | 1 year |
| Minor leagues | 15 gms | 30 gms | 60 gms | 1 year | Lifetime ban |
| NFL | 4-game minimum | 6-game minimum | 1-year minimum | 1-year minimum | 1-year minimum |
| NBA | 5 gms | 10 gms | 25 gms | 25 gms | 25 gms |
| NHL | No testing | ||||
| Olympics | 2 years | Lifetime ban | |||
| * -- subject to right to seek reinstatement after two years of suspension, with arbitral review of reinstatement decision. | |||||
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