Many surfers were caught using such drugs, as meth, cocaine, marijuana, etc.

Anabolic steroids are utilized by surfers too. Sport governing body reports that banned substances are an essential problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals made a decision to implicate testing for anabolic steroids and other prohibited preparations which are used for performance-enhancing effects.
The Association of Surfing Professionals led certain discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could implicate testing for banned medications into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is considered to be the best policy, the surfing organization wants to apply this protocol. It goes without saying that this is the next victory of the WADA which contributes in the opportunity to manage drug-testing programs in sports.
It is known that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are chief skills that promote winning. Thus, surfers could think that usage of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs contributes in success greatly. It is also important to take in consideration that amount of money which is received by winners is large. Winners get no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to obtain money could lead surfers to decision to administrate anabolic steroids.
Nonetheless, it is said that intake of anabolic steroids and other medicines which increase performance is not widespread in surfing. A lot of individuals believe that usage of recreational drugs is more widespread among surfers than administration of steroids. Sport of 1970s and 1980s was frequently associated with marijuana and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Current facts justify this impression. The number of surfers who are caught administrating marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite high.
Andi Irons, a professional surfer, died in November 2010. A heart attack that he had was caused by drug abuse. It was defined that steroids hadn’t been implicated in this case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his system.
Another surfer, Peter Davi, died in December 2007. High levels of meth were also found in his system.
As for the professional surfer Anthony Ruffo, he was caught selling meth.
Only Neco Padaratz, a professional surfer from Brazil, was caught taking steroids. He was sentenced to one-year ban. This person tested positive for prohibited preparations in 2004. This person confirmed that he had used these medications to get a complete recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was banned. He was the first person who was caught taking steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to many reports, he remains to be the only surfer that has ever been caught by the ASP.
The ASP has already the primary budget for introduction of the WADA steroid program into surfing.
However it is unlikely that steroids represent a problem in surfing, the new drug-testing program may create a wrong public perception.