European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. July 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 testing helps deter drug use every College has problem says Mcaa expert by Rusty Millek Columbus. Ohio a the chairman of the Mcaa commute on drug education says every Collee in the country has a problem and thai an effective testing program acts As a deterrent to abuse by athletes or. Robert j. Murphy an associate clinical professor of preventive Medicine and the head team physician at Ohio stale University says he has data show ing that in inc last five years 20 percent to 25 percent of College athletes use marijuana or cocaine some use both on an average of once a week. Murphy also inc chairman of it Mcaa commit tee on drug education provided information presented to the big ten conference awareness committee on alcohol and drug abuse that found 36 percent of 2,039 athletes in a 1984 Mcaa Survey had used Mari Juana within inc previous 12 months 17 percent co Caine 8 percent amphetamines and 6.5 percent anabolic steroids. A 1984 Multi College Survey compiled by Hilzinger & associates of Madison wis., found that of 2,100 athletes at 12 colleges. 27 percent used marijuana and14 percent used cocaine. Every College in America has a drug problem be cause it s reflection of our society and of inc ,71 Murphy said during an interview. Drug us among athletes is approximately 50 percent that of the general student  cocaine was cited As the cause of deaths this month of Maryland basketball player Len Bias and Cleveland Browns football player Don Rogers. Bias died june 19and Rogers eight Days later. Murphy said that Seldom does anyone use just one substance instead mining marijuana with alcohol or cocaine with alcohol. Murphy said he had a peer who called athletes chemical  Murphy said that when an Ohio state athlete is detected using drugs we feel they should not play if they have drugs in their system they run the risk of injuring themselves As Well As causing other players to grand jury opens probe of 8/As death upper Marlboro my up a Prince George s county grand jury met in secret session for 2w hours tuesday hear ing information from police investigators on the cocaine induced death of University of Maryland basketball Star Len Bias. The grand jury was expected to agree Toa list of witnesses to be subpoenaed to appear during its next session slated for july 21. County state s attorney Arthur mar shall who ordered the grand jury probe refused to reveal who will be summoned. Local Law enforcement officials filed Imo the closed courtroom in the county courthouse revealing to grand jurors preliminary findings in their continuing investigation of the june 19 death of Bias 22, of Landover. Marshall told reporters at the conclusion of the grand jury s closed door cession that he would not comment on the Content of the proceedings. Key figures in the police investigation Bias Maryland teammates David Gregg be at risk because of their Lack of  the solution. Murphy said is drug lusting As i Ili scr real not As a Way of punishment. _ the olympic program of tiling is basal upon identifying people who lest positive for drugs and of punishing them. Our program at Ohio stale and the one i advocate is based upon first to a Cir use. And second to identify inc kids with problems and try 10get them clean. We work with some for two or three  Mur Phy said. If they Are in treatment for two or iliac a years and we eventually get them clean Well that s our goal Murphy said thai every athlete coach Trainer team physician manager and other staff member affiliate with the program at Ohio slate is tested. In inc 1984 85 school year Murphy said Ohio state tested three men s team and two women s teams and that 5 per cent of the urine samples showed use of illegal Suh minces. He added thai in tests of four men s teams and five women s teams during 1935-86,  percent came up positive. We consider that random weekly drug testing has proven to be a major deterrent to drug abuse during the season Murphy said. He said that when an athlete tests positive inc firs Lime they Are rechecked by a second test. So called false positives occur in less than i percent of inc tests. Murphy said. On the determination of a positive on the first  athlete is placed on probation but is not disciplined by the coach by a loss of playing time. For the remain Der of his or her College career the athlete must sub Mitlo weekly tests. Positives Are cumulative so that if an athlete fails a lest As a freshman and then again As 3 senior it is Mill a second positive. A second drug Lei failure brings Init squad discipline. Starters do not Start those on the travelling squad Are left at Home and those who Are on the non travel squad Are Tuki n Oil thu training table. The athlete is suspended on a third positive lost. They May be reinstated after they have been  for a period of four to six weeks Murphy said every player Whu has been suspended Over the Lis two years Al Ohio Suie has been  and Murphy who said i hit sin or seven athlete ii in