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Is drug testing extensive enough at the Olympics?
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Air date: August 5, 2012
Host: David Crabb, MD
Interview: Alan Rogol, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric endocrinologist.
The International Olympic Committee predicts that more than 5,000 drug tests will be performed over the course of the 2012 Olympic trials and games. Alan Rogol, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric endocrinologist at Riley Hospital for Children of IU Health, explains the process behind athlete drug testing and the compounds found in positive doping results.
