The
United States Anti-Doping Agency (
USADA) is a non-profit, non-governmental
[1] organization and the national anti-doping organization (NADO) for the United States. The organization has control of the anti-doping programs for U.S. Olympic, Paralympic, Pan-American and ParaPan American sport. Its work includes in-competition and out-of-competition testing, the results management and adjudication process, the provision of drug reference resources, the therapeutic-use exemption process, various scientific research initiatives, and athlete and outreach education. USADA is headquartered in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
USADA is a signatory to, and responsible for implementation in the United States of, the
World Anti-Doping Code, widely considered the basis for the strongest and strictest anti-doping programs in sports.
[2][3] In 2001 the agency was recognized by the
U.S. Congress as "the official anti-doping agency for
Olympic,
Pan American and
Paralympic sport in the United States."
[4] USADA is not a government entity,
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