Drug Testing

The Jays are implementing a Drug Testing Policy this year that requires the signing of a consent form by both the player and the parent/guardian.

Hopefully there is no one that this applies to, but unfortunately in this day and age, it is likely that it does. Jefferson City Football Players that may have fallen off of the right path, with two a day practices beginning August 10th, there may still be time left to get clean. For some that may be habitual users that time-line might not be enough. Although, as the testing is random, if you stop now and stay clean, you may still stand a chance.

Some information states that marijuana may be detected up to 45 days after one stops using it, if it had been used habitually.

Parents may be interested in the publication, "What You Need to Know about Drug Testing in Schools" from the Office of Nation Drug Control Policy.

Scary:

Results of a 2007 survey of Missouri students show that approximately 2.9% of 9th graders, 2.3% of 10th graders, 4.6% of 11th graders, and 4.7% of 12th graders reported using methamphetamine at least once during their lifetimes.

from http://www.methresources.gov/mo.html

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. According to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 100 million Americans aged 12 or older have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes, representing 40.6% of the U.S. population in that age group. The number of past year marijuana users in 2007 was approximately 25.1 million (10.1% of the population aged 12 or older) and the number of past month marijuana users was 14.4 million (5.8%).

Among 12-17 year olds surveyed as part of the 2007 NSDUH, 6.7% reported past month marijuana use. Additional NSDUH results indicate that 16.4% of 18-25 year olds and 3.9% of those aged 26 or older reported past month use of marijuana.

In 2007, there were 2.1 million persons who had used marijuana for the first time within the past 12 months; this averages to approximately 6,000 initiates per day. This estimate is similar to estimates from past NSDUH surveys dating back to 2002.

from http://www.ondcp.gov/drugfact/marijuana/marijuana_ff.html

In 2004 there were 6 alcohol related deaths in Cole County and 5 drug related deaths. In the whole scope of things some may think 11 deaths doesn't sound like all of that much, but think of 11 fewer players on the field during kickoff and it quickly makes a point.

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Not making things any easier, prescription drug abuse is on the rise.

In the Paper:

News Tribune

JCHS athletes face drug tests

The seven-member Board of Education unanimously adopted the policy Monday night, and it became effective as soon as it was approved.