{"id":22342,"date":"2025-08-05T21:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T01:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/nfl-bans-scented-sales-health-risks-and-changes-in-protocols\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T21:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T01:45:59","slug":"nfl-bans-scented-sales-health-risks-and-changes-in-protocols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/nfl-bans-scented-sales-health-risks-and-changes-in-protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Bans Scented Sales: Health Risks and Changes in Protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NFL Bans the Use of Smelling Salts: A Shift in Player Safety<\/h2>\n\n\nNew York \u2013 The NFL has announced an immediate ban on the use of smelling salts in games, practices, and locker rooms, a decision that has generated various reactions within the sports community.\n\nThe measure, communicated through an internal memorandum to the 32 franchises, responds to concerns about the safety and health of the players.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>These products could mask important neurological symptoms, including early signs of concussion.<\/p><cite>NFL Statement<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe league&#8217;s decision is based on a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which points out the lack of scientific evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of these inhalants. These products are commonly used by players to increase alertness and concentration.\n\nThe NFL statement, supported by the Head, Neck and Spine Committee, highlights concerns about potential neurological risks associated with the use of smelling salts, including the possibility of masking concussion symptoms.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ammonia capsules<\/li>\n\n<li>Specialized inhalers<\/li>\n\n<li>Liquid ammonia<\/li>\n\n<li>Any presentation of aromatic salts or similar olfactory stimulants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe ban includes any supply of these stimulants by medical or support staff to the players, without exceptions.\n\nThis regulation represents a significant change in NFL culture. For years, smelling salts were a common element in the sport, used by athletes to get a boost before and during games. However, the league has increased its focus on brain health and player safety, now considering this practice risky and unnecessary.\n\nWith this measure, the NFL reinforces its health and safety protocols, adopting a more scientific and cautious approach to caring for the physical and mental well-being of its players.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Bans the Use of Smelling Salts: A Shift in Player Safety New York \u2013 The NFL has announced an immediate ban on the use of smelling salts in games, practices, and locker rooms, a decision that has generated various reactions within the sports community. The measure, communicated through an internal memorandum to the 32 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[6896,13,64,6895],"class_list":{"0":"post-22342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-aromatic-salts","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-prohibition"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}