Performance Enhancing Substances

What are performance enhancing substances (PES)?

Performance Enhancing Substances are marketed to improve your athletic and cognitive performance. This page highlights some PES including controlled substances, illicit drugs, prescription drugs, unapproved drugs, various synthetic and naturally-derived compounds, and some dietary ingredients.

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Dumbbell and MK-677

Hormonal Agents Performance Enhancing Substance: MK-677 (Ibutamoren)

Weight lifter getting ready to lift barbell with heavy weights

Anabolics SARMs: What's the harm?

Dried blue lotus supplement

Recreationals Blue lotus: Prohibited for use

DMAA capsules on black background

Stimulants DMAA: A prohibited stimulant

PES News and Articles

Dumbbell and MK-677

Hormonal Agents Performance Enhancing Substance: MK-677 (Ibutamoren)

Opened Sulbutiamine capsule

Nootropics Sulbutiamine in dietary supplements

Weight lifter getting ready to lift barbell with heavy weights

Anabolics SARMs: What's the harm?

Tianeptine supplement pills

Recreationals Tianeptine

Dried blue lotus supplement

Recreationals Blue lotus: Prohibited for use

CBD oil and dried cannabis plant

Recreationals Cannabidiol: Are products with CBD legal?

DMAA capsules on black background

Stimulants DMAA: A prohibited stimulant

Kratom leaves which are used in supplements

Recreationals Kratom

Drug test urine sample

Recreationals Salvia and drug testing

Hordenine dietary supplement capsules

Stimulants Hordenine in dietary supplements: Why avoid it?

Higenamine supplement pills

Stimulants Higenamine in dietary supplements

Brain illustration

Nootropics Picamilon: Not for use in dietary supplements

Hemp seeds

Recreationals Hemp and DoD policy

Free weights

Stimulants DMBA: Another prohibited stimulant

Vinpocetine pills spilling out of bottle

Nootropics Vinpocetine in dietary supplement products

Service Member wondering about Nootropics

Nootropics Nootropics: Drugs vs dietary supplements for brain health