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"But it isn't simply a CHL matter. The substance first appeared on WADA's prohibited list at the beginning of 2010 and many athletes were subsequently found guilty of using it, ranging from minor league baseball players to a rash of Australian athletes.

Asuchak's error came in reading the wrong list. Methylhexaneamine was not a banned substance in 2009, meaning the Cougars forward wouldn't find it on the out-of-date list he was referencing at the time he purchased and used Jack3d.

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There is also a web site with a database where players can type an ingredient in to find out whether it is prohibited or safe under the guidelines.

Players are encouraged to speak with their team's athletic therapist as well."

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CHL’s supplemental discipline ‘extreme’

"“Even if everything is fine on the label, wherever that supplement is made, if that factory produces anything that is illegal or banned there’s always a chance something could end up in your product,” said Ivan Bokanovic, head athletic therapist for the Mississauga Majors.

Bokanovic said he doesn’t even advise his players to take over-the-counter cold and flu medications when they’re sick, unless it’s at least 24 hours before a game where it has time to clear the system."

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