Drug-Free Marshals 1st Up at Spring Training Baseball Game

Here is a cool news item that I've been meaning to post about since I first saw it.

The Drug Free Marshals is a program to help kids stay off drugs. The idea is to use peer pressure to keep kids off drugs rather than the usual scenario of the peer pressure persuading them to take drugs. The program has been running since 1993 when it was created by the Church of Scientology. In the 15 years since it has signed up 4 million Marshals.

The program was recently featured at a Spring Training Baseball Game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Drug Free Marshals Celebrate their 15th Year

I don't think anyone would argue against the fact that drugs have destroyed many, many lives. If we only listed famous people who have died or had their careers destroyed by drugs that alone would fill pages and pages: Kurt Cobain, Jimmy Hendrix, River Phoenix, etc., etc. If you want to learn the facts about drugs and what they do to a person then the Foundation for a Drug Free World is the place to go. It have extensive information on all the current "recreational" drugs and real life stories about drug abuse.

On the positive side, the Drug Free Marshals program is now in its 15th year and has helped educate and get agreement to not take drugs from over 5 million youth and adults. This year they plan to expand the program: Calling All Drug-Free Marshals.


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