There may be more drugs cases to come following publicity over the death of Surrey's Tom Maynard In terms of education and support, newly-contracted professionals from across the first-class game are on Thursday attending the Professional Cricketers" Association's annual Rookie Camp at Edgbaston, which is supported by both the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Tom Maynard Trust. We are covering a wide range of topics, including contract negotiation, personal development, anti-corruption, and anti-doping - but the single most important message is that help and support is always available. One of the services we provide to cricketers is a confidential helpline through which they can speak to someone about personal problems, or report concerns about a team-mate, and where appropriate, receive counselling and treatment. That service was originally conceived to help players deal with mental health issues. Strong men like Marcus Trescothick and Michael Yardy have, by speaking out about their own problems, made players feel that seeking help is wise. Over the last two years, we have seen the use of the helpline extend into areas of addiction. We are currently helping several players with gambling problems, and while these are often sensitive and confidential issues, the Mind Matters tutorials we have developed to educate players about the warning signs have benefited from the powerful testimony of players who have talked about their own struggles. The issue of drugs in sport is clearly an emotive one, and it is important to draw a distinction between performance-enhancing drugs (taken with the purpose of cheating) and recreational drugs, where the motivations for a user are very different. It is critical that any player found to be taking recreational drugs is treated as someone who has a problem, and receives help and treatment, rather than punishment - at least until they reach the point where it is clear they are unwilling or unable to deal with that problem. As professional sportspeople, cricketers are no different from other young people but there are three key differences: pressure, pay and profile. Some will argue whether the pressures really are greater than those faced by those in other professions, and the pay for a county player is not very different from that of someone in teaching or the police force. But the profile of a professional cricketer is unarguably higher than that of all but a few of their contemporaries, and with that profile comes responsibilities as role models, particularly for young aspiring sportspeople. Those are responsibilities the players and the PCA take very seriously. Angus Porter is chief executive of the Professional Cricketers" Association