Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply. Athletes, teams, and leagues play a vital role to our Nation's young people. Athletes who stand up against drugs help teach young people about the dangers of drugs and the opportunities available to them if they remain drug free. Unfortunately, athletes who use drugs send children the wrong messages about drugs. By working with the athletic world to make sure the messages sports stars send to our children about drugs are the right ones, we help educate our children to reject drugs.
Professional sports are a workplace.
Pro athletes are paid to play their sports just as doctors are paid to treat patients, carpenters are paid to build houses, and truck drivers are paid to drive trucks. For pro athletes, the stadium or field is their workplace. The high visibility of professional sports business only underscores the need to make stadiums, courts, and fields drug-free workplaces.