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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-59332227Yorkshire arranged for Gary Ballance to miss drug tests for fear he would test positive for banned substances, Azeem Rafiq has told MPs.
Rafiq said Ballance tested positive for a recreational drug but was protected by Yorkshire.
✍️@martynziegler https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/azeem-rafiq-yorkshire-helped-gary-ballance-to-miss-drug-tests-ncncwx20l?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1637083162You said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Is this the end of the lecture and exams?
2nd Jul 21
And sorry for the slow response, you were unfortunately marked as SPAM!!Dr Tom Bassindale on Is this the end of the lecture and exams?
2nd Jul 21
Hi Jake, thanks very much for your comments. It is great to get the student view on what is going…Jake Thompson on Is this the end of the lecture and exams?
26th Apr 21
This is an interesting summary. I think if anything the pandemic has made me realise just how much teaching and…
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![From midnight (starting 26 May 2016) the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 comes into effect, aiming to stamp out the market in ‘legal highs’ or novel psychoactive substances. The Act, which has seen several delays […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cynicism-2-1445003-1280x960-115x115.jpg "Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 – The end of legal highs?")
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 – The end of legal highs?
Posted on May 25, 2016 | 3 CommentsFrom midnight (starting 26 May 2016) the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 comes into effect, aiming to stamp out the market in ‘legal highs’ or novel psychoactive substances. The Act, which has seen several delays […] -
![In the fall out from the Sharapova Meldonium case much has been made of what is and what isn’t cheating or doping. This is not such a certain area, containing many shades of […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pharmacy-4-1519663-1280x1280-115x115.jpg "Doping: black and white or shades of grey")
Doping: black and white or shades of grey
Posted on March 20, 2016 | No CommentsIn the fall out from the Sharapova Meldonium case much has been made of what is and what isn’t cheating or doping. This is not such a certain area, containing many shades of […] -
![A study was published late last year in the open access journal PlosOne on ‘cognitive doping’ in triathlon. That was a new phrase for me so I thought it was worth […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Brain-115x115.jpg "Brain doping – use of smart drugs in sport")
Brain doping – use of smart drugs in sport
Posted on January 20, 2014 | No CommentsA study was published late last year in the open access journal PlosOne on ‘cognitive doping’ in triathlon. That was a new phrase for me so I thought it was worth […] -
![Well, ok not really completely ban, just regulate. This week there was a suggestion that the amount of caffeine put into energy drinks may be harmful or deadly to younger caffeine […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/freeimage-5250349-115x115.jpg "And now they want to ban caffeine?")
And now they want to ban caffeine?
Posted on March 22, 2013 | 3 CommentsWell, ok not really completely ban, just regulate. This week there was a suggestion that the amount of caffeine put into energy drinks may be harmful or deadly to younger caffeine […] -
Caffeine in hair
Posted on October 31, 2012 | 3 CommentsLast year I had an undergraduate student investigate the analysis of caffeine in hair samples. The aim was to determine if there was a correlation between the amount of caffeine in […]
