Drug usage in our society has reached an all time high. ... Some think the answer is to line up students and test them for drug usage. Many school districts are not only testing their student athletes but also are beginning to test students involved in other extracurricular activities, such as drama and choir. The American Academy of Pediatrics, however, strongly opposes drug testing of children and young adults. The Academy believes that drug testing is not the solution to the drug problem, and that no scientifically valid study proves that drug testing decreases drug use. ... Giving drug tests infringes on the rights we as Americans treasure. ... Mandatory drug testing in schools make the innocent prove their innocence. ... A urinalysis can reveal pregnancy or possibly a medication for depression, which school officials clearly do not need to know about. ... (Lawler, 41)
Trying to cut down on teenage drug use is certainly an admiral goal, and while drug testing may sound like a great way to discourage teenage drug use, the costs usually outweigh the benefits. ... Now these schools are learning that drug testing is just as costly, if not more. In an ironic twist, after spending about $350,000 fighting for the right to give students drug tests, the Veronia School District in Oregon is finding out that mandatory drug testing is too expensive and time consuming to actually enact. (1) While high school athletes are somewhat more likely than other students to use anabolic
Steroids, steroid detection requires very costly tests that very schools purchase. (Bailey, 3) In one Chicago school district two hundred and seventy seven student athletes were tested. ... It takes much additional time and energy to organize and institute mandatory drug tests. ... (Just Say…,2)
Inaccurate drug test results are a common occurrence in our society. ... Drug tests cannot even detect alcohol, the main problem in high school, after the student is sober.
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