Cannabis Helplines & Sports-Medicine Clinicians for Athletes
USADA Athlete Express (1-866-601-2632), GlobalDRO.com, NCAA Sport Science Institute, NFLPA "The Trust", SAMHSA 1-800-662-HELP, Society of Cannabis Clinicians directory, Beth Israel/UC San Diego cannabis programs.
A compact reference card. For deeper context on each organization, see Advocacy & Orgs. Verify all phone numbers and URLs at the source — helplines and digital tools change.
Anti-Doping Substance Verification
- USADA Athlete Express
- Phone: 1-866-601-2632. Email: drugreference@USADA.org. Substance-status questions, supplement-risk discussion, TUE-pathway questions.
- GlobalDRO.com
- globaldro.com — Global Drug Reference Online. Search medications by brand or active ingredient against the WADA Prohibited List.
- WADA Anti-Doping Knowledge Hub
- wada-ama.org — 2026 Prohibited List, ADEL e-learning, Athlete and ASP Guide PDFs.
Third-Party Certification Databases
- NSF Certified for Sport
- nsfsport.com and the NSF mobile app. Searchable, batch-level. The only third-party CBD certification recognized by USADA, MLB, NHL, and the CFL.
- Informed Sport (LGC Assure)
- sport.wetestyoutrust.com — UKAD-aligned batch-level testing.
NCAA & League-Specific Resources
- NCAA Sport Science Institute
- ncaa.org/sport-science-institute. NCAA Mental Health Best Practices, drug-education materials, CSMAS publications.
- NFLPA "The Trust"
- Alumni resource for former NFL players. Mental-health, transition, and substance-use support.
- NBA/NBPA Mental Health & Wellness Program
- Established 2018; expanded under the 2023 CBA. Treats cannabis under the same confidentiality/treatment-first framework that governs alcohol.
- MLB/MLBPA Joint Treatment Board
- Treatment-not-discipline model for marijuana since the December 12, 2019 program revision.
- NHL/NHLPA SABH Program
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health, with co-medical-directors Dr. Dave Lewis and Dr. Brian Shaw. Confidential, voluntary entry into treatment after anonymous SABH review of any positive.
Sports-Medicine Cannabis Clinicians and Programs
- Society of Cannabis Clinicians
- cannabisclinicians.org — searchable physician directory.
- UC San Diego Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research
- Dr. Mark Wallace and Dr. Thomas Marcotte — co-PIs on the NFL Joint PMC vaporized 4% THC / 12% CBD / combined / placebo trial for post-competition soft-tissue pain.
- Beth Israel Deaconess
- Dr. Kevin Hill — Director of Addiction Psychiatry, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School; co-chair of the NFL/NFLPA Joint Pain Management Committee.
- NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
- Dr. Orrin Devinsky — Epidiolex pivotal-trial lead investigator; among the most-cited clinical voices on CBD pharmacology relevant to athletes.
Substance-Use and Mental-Health Frontline
- SAMHSA National Helpline
- Phone: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357). 24/7, confidential, free. Treatment referral and information for substance-use disorders.
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Dial or text 988. 24/7 mental-health crisis line.
Athlete-Led Advocacy
- Athletes for CARE
- athletesforcare.org — founded 2017 by Eugene Monroe, Marvin Washington, Riley Cote, Cliff Robinson, and others. Largest U.S. athlete-led cannabis-policy advocacy group.
- Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
- dfcr.org — physician-led, evidence-based regulation advocacy. Position statements on athlete cannabis use.