Barry R. McCaffrey

About the author: Barry R. McCaffrey, a retired U.S. Army general, was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in 1996.

Drug use in sport has reached crisis levels, both among elite athletes and America's young people. A new strategy is needed to prevent drug use in the Olympics and in other sports. The United States government should take the lead in the fight against drugs in sports.
Editor's note: The following viewpoint is taken from Barry R. McCaffrey's testimony on drug use in sports before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on October 20, 1999.

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