Brochures

NADA Austria "Guide for competitive athletes" (PDF
Size: 1.37 MB)
Guide and information for clean competitive athletes
Contents: NADA Austria; Who is eligible for testing? - Testing pool - Filing requirements - Filing failures - ADAMS; Doping control process - step by step; Rights and responsibilities of athletes; What is doping? - Prohibited List - Sanctions; How harmful is doping? - Risks and side effects; What to do in the case of illness or injury? - Therapeutic use exemption; Nutritional supplements - Unintentional doping?! - List of permitted medications; Options to enhance performance.

NADA Austria "Handbuch für Leistungssportler" (PDF
Size: 2.8 MB)
German version of the "Guide for competitive athletes".

German version only!
This brochure is aimed at youth, popular and leisure sports enthusiasts and covers questions and information about doping and the misuse of medications. It is distributed at major popular sports events. The purpose of the information provided in the booklet is to change the attitudes of athletes and the public. The anti-doping rules only apply to organized competitive sport. The term used in popular and leisure sport is not doping, but drug abuse. However, the health risks are similar, if not greater.

German version only!
This brochure is a guide to doping issues and is a useful tool when it comes to giving advice to promising young athletes. Parents and coaches can help their children develop the right attitude and steer them away from doping. The brochure is a guideline for parents and coaches on how to support their children's sporting careers and therefore makes a valuable contribution to the prevention of doping.

NADA Austria "Gendoping-Broschüre" (Gene Doping Brochure) (PDF
Size: 1.35 MB))
German version only!
Gene doping is one of the greatest threats to sport and the future of the sporting system. This brochure is therefore dedicated to the early provision of information about current developments and, in particular, potential dangers. This brochure has been put together by Antidoping Schweiz (Antidoping Switzerland foundation) and adapted and updated by NADA Austria.

NADA Austria "Sauber und Gesund" (Clean and Healthy) (PDF
Size: 858.05 KB)
German version only!
The "Clean and Healthy" brochure has been produced in collaboration with the Österreichischer Apothekerverband (Austrian Pharmacy Association) and the Ministry of Sports and specifically addresses the risks and side effects of drug use and abuse. The brochure is available in all Austrian pharmacies.
NOTE: Currently out of print!
For more information or to place an order please contact:
David Müller
Prevention and Public Relations
NADA Austria