Prior to the start of the 2016-17 season, Rutgers instituted a new drug testing policy that calls for varying punitive and rehabilitative measures for athletes who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs but has reduced penalties for marijuana use.
NJ Advance Media obtained the Rutgers Athletics Alcohol and Drug Education and Testing Program document through an Open Public Records Act request. The 13-page document went into effect on Aug. 1, 2016, and superseded the previous drug testing policy that was created in 2008.
The previous Rutgers Athletics drug testing policy covered all of its 24 intercollegiate sports with the exception of football, which had a different set of enforcement measures.