NFL Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances 2007

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Korey Stringer died during training camp in 2001. Ephedra was re-regulated in 2004, with the court challenge ending in 2006.

Ephedra-containing dietary supplements have been linked to a high rate of serious side effects and a number of deaths, leading to concern from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and the medical community.[5][6][7][8][9] However, initial efforts to test and regulate ephedra were defeated by lobbying and political pressure from the dietary supplement industry.[10][11] Ultimately, in response to accumulating evidence of adverse effects and deaths related to ephedra, the FDA banned the sale of ephedra-containing supplements on April 12, 2004.[12][13]

Following a legal challenge by an ephedra manufacturer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the FDA's ban of ephedra in 2006.[14] The sale of ephedra-containing dietary supplements remains illegal in the United States due to evidence of adverse ephedra-related effects. Following the FDA's ban, the supplement industry has marketed "ephedrine-free" or "legal" ephedra products, in which the ephedra is replaced with other herbal stimulants such as bitter orange.[15]

Stringer was taking Ripped Fuel, which was available in its ephedra containing form in 2001 over the counter from GNC. Whether or not he needed to produce a license and sign for the purchase is unclear, but it was available and in unregulated form as every other supplement at the time.

Congress deregulated the industry through the Dietary Health Supplements and Education Act in 1994, which mandated that the FDA treat supplements such as ephedra as a food rather than a drug and not require approval before going to market.

Retail requirements to track purchases (collecting name and address with Proof of ID) of ephedra containing products (due to concerns about crystal meth) in 2005.

Stringer no doubt had underlying health issues (at a minimum, his weight), plus the occupational hazard of working out in football gear during a summer month when the heat on the field was over 90 degrees. But both his wife and his camp roommate knew he was taking Ripped Fuel in an attempt to lose weight. Ephedra was eventually re-regulated because of reports and studies linking the ingestion of ephedra during workouts and later heatstroke. Even Orrin Hatch, one of the sponsors of the DHSEA law, and lead opposition to the previous effort to regulate ephedra (along with Tom Harkin), thought the FDA should regulate the substance by 2004.

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Korey Stringer died during training camp in 2001. Ephedra was re-regulated in 2004, with the court challenge ending in 2006.

Ephedra-containing dietary supplements have been linked to a high rate of serious side effects and a number of deaths, leading to concern from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and the medical community.[5][6][7][8][9] However, initial efforts to test and regulate ephedra were defeated by lobbying and political pressure from the dietary supplement industry.[10][11] Ultimately, in response to accumulating evidence of adverse effects and deaths related to ephedra, the FDA banned the sale of ephedra-containing supplements on April 12, 2004.[12][13]

Following a legal challenge by an ephedra manufacturer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the FDA's ban of ephedra in 2006.[14] The sale of ephedra-containing dietary supplements remains illegal in the United States due to evidence of adverse ephedra-related effects. Following the FDA's ban, the supplement industry has marketed "ephedrine-free" or "legal" ephedra products, in which the ephedra is replaced with other herbal stimulants such as bitter orange.[15]

Stringer was taking Ripped Fuel, which was available in its ephedra containing form in 2001 over the counter from GNC. Whether or not he needed to produce a license and sign for the purchase is unclear, but it was available and in unregulated form as every other supplement at the time.

Congress deregulated the industry through the Dietary Health Supplements and Education Act in 1994, which mandated that the FDA treat supplements such as ephedra as a food rather than a drug and not require approval before going to market.

Retail requirements to track purchases (collecting name and address with Proof of ID) of ephedra containing products (due to concerns about crystal meth) in 2005.

Ephedr'A', yes. Ephedr'INE'?

i was having to put forth proof of ID from 1994-2003 (when i started and when i finally stopped taking it) for Ephedrine.

Bottom line is neither one's uses or effects and side effects was any kind of a mystery to anyone not living in a cave, full information as to what they did to you was out there the entire time. if you chose not to find this info out or ignore what was there for anyone to see it's your own fault. Taking either one without knowledge of what they were doing to you, regardless of what the FDA or the Govt may have decried, was Russian Roulette. anyone using it blindly will not get much sympathy from me, about as much as someone handling a loaded gun with no more care than if it was a cap gun. if we are going to point fingers at who is actually at fault in these cases, a line must be drawn somewhere when a grown adult is not held responsible for their own actions when using a for many years a 'known to be risky and or dangerous' drug or supplement (for people that had or were prone to heart conditions). does the government have to tell me it's dangerous first before i listen, even though hudreds or thousands out there who have been using it for years have already confirmed this for me by passing along this info before the govt takes a stand?

in 1990 i never even heard of Ephedrine or Ephedra. in 92' i read about it in many different books and journals, in 93' and 94' i exchanged tons of info with lifters and bodybuilders about it in person an online, read massive amounts about it online at the same time. it was then and only then that i decided to start taking it in 94'. i knew about what it was, how it worked, why it worked, what the side effects were, what the risks were, what it meant to be taking it everyday. i took very large amounts of it as the year swent on and was safe then entire time because of the research i did on my own before i took even one pill. i was informed and the government had nothing to do with it. why can we not expect the same care and due dilligence from these pro athletes? i guess i just wish more common sense was applied before all the legalities start popping up.