Policies & Handbooks
Official Anti-Doping Documents
General Athlete Information
Clean Sport Handbook
The Clean Sport Handbook is designed to provide athletes and athlete support personnel with a summary of the information needed to successfully participate in the anti-doping program governing their sport.
2025 Athlete Pocket Guide
This guide is designed to help athletes and athlete support personnel understand and comply with anti-doping rules and regulations, including the doping control process, Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), and the Prohibited List.
Nutrition & Dietary Supplements
Supplement Guide
The Supplement Guide is designed to help you decide if the potential benefits of dietary supplements outweigh those risks, and if so, how you can better choose a low-risk product.
Nutrition Guide
In consultation with registered dietitians, USADA and its TrueSport program provide an optimal dietary intake guide for those looking to reach their full potential naturally.
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDs) Guide
This guide will provide practical information to help caregivers, athletes, and coaches identify possible risk factors for REDs, determine appropriate strategies for prevention, and provide support for athletes at risk for REDs and the associated health effects.
Additional Education Information
HealthPro Advantage Brochure
A resource for health professionals to learn more about anti-doping responsibilities when it comes to counseling athletes subject to doping control.
WADA International Standard for Education
The overall guiding purpose of the International Standard for Education is to support the preservation of the spirit of sport as outlined in the Code and to help foster a clean sport environment.
Testing and Results Management
USADA – Protocol
Comprehensive document outlining the protocol and policies for our anti-doping programs and implementation in the Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American movements.
USOPC Anti-Doping Policy
The Anti-Doping Policy of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
USADA‐Initiated U.S. Athlete Interview Rights and Responsibilities
This policy outlines athlete’s rights and obligations in connection with all USADA matters which are subject to the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing.
USADA-Led Investigations and Interview Principles
Outlined principles for how USADA’s legal team leads investigations and interviews.
Whereabouts Policy
Consistent with the WADA ISTI, all athletes in the USADA Registered Testing Pool and Clean Athlete Program must comply with the Whereabouts requirements in this Policy.
USADA Whistleblowing Policy
USADA is fully committed to the well-being of whistleblowers and to making the whistleblowing process as safe, nonintrusive, and positive as possible.
World Anti-Doping Code
The Code is the core document that provides the framework for harmonized anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations within sport organizations and among public authorities. It works in conjunction with five International Standards aimed at bringing harmonization among anti-doping organizations.
WADA International Standard for Testing and Investigations
The comprehensive WADA International Standard to plan for effective testing and to maintain the integrity and identity of samples, from notifying the athlete to transporting samples for analysis.
WADA International Standard for Testing and Investigations
The comprehensive WADA International Standard to plan for effective testing and to maintain the integrity and identity of samples, from notifying the athlete to transporting samples for analysis.
WADA International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI)
The document ensures that all relevant parties involved in anti-doping in sport adhere to a set of minimum privacy protections when collecting and using athlete personal information, such as information relating to Whereabouts, doping controls, and TUEs.
WADA International Standard for Laboratories (ISL)
The document ensures production of valid test results and evidentiary data to achieve uniform and harmonized results and reporting from all accredited laboratories.
WADA International Standards of Results Management
The document describes certain general principles of results management and sets out the core obligations applicable to the various phases of results management.
Prohibited Substances & TUE Information
WADA Prohibited List
The comprehensive document serves as the international standard for identifying substances and methods prohibited in sport.
WADA International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE)
This document ensures that the process of granting TUEs is harmonized across sports and countries.
USADA Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Policy
Consistent with the WADA International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, the policy explains the process for TUEs.
Organizational
2024 USADA Annual Report
USADA is pleased to share its Annual Report for 2024, which includes an independent financial audit report and highlights of the year’s activities.
