Since 2008, over 3,500 student-athletes in the Greater Dallas area have signed
the OW2P commitment to remain drug and alcohol free! That is over 400,000 nationwide through FCA.

 From the Tennessean.com

"Nearly one in nine high school seniors have gotten high in the past year on synthetic drugs, such as “K2” or “Spice,” second only to the number of teens who have used marijuana, a new survey shows.
“Monitoring the Future,” the nation’s most comprehensive survey of teenage drug use, found 11.4 percent of the high school seniors had used synthetic drugs, which are lab-created substances that mimic the effects of illicit drugs. They are often packed as potpourri or herbal incense and sold in convenience markets.
“It is astounding,” said Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa. “I don’t think they have any idea how dangerous these synthetic drugs are.”

Marijuana Use
Even though synthetic drug use has increased, marijuana remains the most popular drug among teens.
Marijuana use increased for the fourth year in a row after a decade of decline. Nearly 7 percent of high school seniors report smoking marijuana daily, the survey found.
“It’s the highest rate we’ve seen in 30 years, so something is going on,” said Lloyd Johnston, the survey’s principal investigator. He added that growing numbers of teens don’t see marijuana as dangerous.
“That’s a very bad indicator,” said Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “Either we do something to change that, or we will continue to see increases.”
Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office on National Drug Policy, said state legalization of marijuana for medical use is influencing teens.
“We’re sending young people the wrong message when we call it medicine,” he said.
Half of high school seniors reported having tried an illicit drug at some time, 40 percent reported using one or more drugs in the past year, and a quarter said they had used one or more drugs in the past month, the survey found.
Among 10th-graders, 38 percent said they had tried an illicit drug.
The survey, conducted by the University of Michigan, questions 47,000 students in the eighth, 10th and 12th grades in 400 public and private schools."
(Gannett Tennessee reporter Mark Bell contributed to this report.)

STUDENTS: If you are ready to sign the commitment to Play Drug Free, fill out the form below.

The 5 Hard Questions:
1. Are you living and playing alcohol and drug free?
2. Are you encouraging others to live and play that way?
3. Are you being honest with at least one mature person about your feelings and temptations?
4. Are your decisions being made by faith?
5. Are your thoughts, words and actions honorable?

Faith to Make Good Decisions
I believe that I can be forgiven, receive wisdom to make good decisions and carry out those decisions.

Commitment to Say No to Alcohol and Other Drugs
I pledge to be strong in my commitment and to help others be strong, too.

Accountability to One Another
I have a friend to whom I can be accountable and who will be accountable to me.

For additional information or questions, please contact Duke Preston - dpreston@fca.org

Are you a parent looking for some answers? Are you a coach or teacher running out of ideas? Are you a student looking for some help?

OW2P contains three critical elements that make this program one of the most effective in America. When we are talking about One Way 2 Play, FCA stands for Faith, Commitment and Accountability.

Students have a 60% greater chance of following through on commitments that they sign and an 85% greater chance of following through on their commitment if they stay accountable to a peer once a week.

Whether you are parent or coach working with Youth Sports Leagues, Elite Sports Clubs or school athletic programs (Athletic Directors, Coaches, Booster Clubs, etc), the Greater Dallas FCA Staff can provide presentations, small groups, large rallys, assemblies, including working with professional & former athletes to create an event that will grab the young athlete's attention.

"When I came to Berkner High School one of the issues we had was a large portion of our kids were dabbling in drugs an I was searching for something to help our kids avoid peer pressure.  One Way 2 Play was the answer.  We had about 50 student-athletes sign the contract to be drug and alcohol free.  I have not had to deal with a drug or alcohol issue from any of those athletes that made that commitment."  Jim Ledford-Athletic Director

"On Tuesday we had another 97 students-athletes give a written commitment to staying alcohol and drug free.  That brings our total for the semester to 241 Newman-Smith student-athletes.  This represents over half of our athletes and over 12% of our total student body population."  Coach Holliday