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November 9th, 2010
Random Drug Testing In School
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Random Drug Testing in Schools.
Drug use, also called as drug abuse, is a major problem in the United States and in many other places. The practice of drug use starts with school and college going students. Friends and acquaintances introduce student to this vice. Peer pressure based on an aura of machismo that surrounds drug use ensures that the drug is used for the first time. All drugs are addictive – they affect the central nervous system. The more they are used the more craving they generate in the user. Drug Tests are known to discourage drug use. This is because the fear of testing positive, or actually testing positive, can deter existing and potential drug users. Random drug testing in schools was instituted to nip this habit in the bud.
The use of drugs has many down sides. The fear of not passing a drug test can avoid all these evils. Drug use can lead to chronic under performance and absenteeism. It can also make the user more aggressive and sometimes aggression can transform into violence. Drug users can resort to stealing and robberies to make money for buying drugs. This puts not only them, but also their close friends and family members in a genuine spot of bother. At a broader level the demand for drugs fuels the illegal activities of the narcotics mafia and the drug cartels. Random drug testing in schools can prevent all this.
On the other hand, drug testing is a serious erosion of the privacy of the individual. Many opponents of drug testing in schools fear that this will be the first step in instituting more invasive surveillance practices in future. When a prior notice on the drug test is served, the purpose of the test is partially defeated. For students know many herbal remedies to pass drug test even if they use drugs. Then there is the issue of false positives – people testing positive even if they do not use drugs. This happens due to consuming certain foods and medicines. The fear of false positives can make students resort to false techniques to clear the tests. One such potentially fatal technique is the drinking of bleach to pass a drug test.
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