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Student Drug Testing in America

The sustained campaign for a drug freebecause they do not comprehend the extent of
America is taking a new turn these days.the problem that we are trying to solve. At
After the invasion of drug testing into theleast 50% of 12th graders are found to have
workplace, now it is time for testing toused drugs once in their life and 10% admit
expand into schools. Student drug testing isto  using  Marijuana  on  a  monthly  basis.
expected to reduce the tendency of teenagers
to start abusing drugs and aims at nippingFor a school to start off on implementing a
the problem at the bud with an emphasis onstudent drug testing program, first it needs
prevention.to analyze the requirement it. It needs to
figure out the level of drug abuse in the
First of all, student drug testing aims atcommunity as a whole and within the students
preventing adolescents from being initiatedof that school. Small surveys could be
into drug abuse. The possibility of beingconducted among the students and their
detected in a student drug testing campaignparents to judge the level of need for such a
is expected to be deterrent strong enough toprogram. If the need for drug testing is
convince them to abstain from succumbing toclear, then the school needs to find funding
peer pressure and using drugs. Student drugfor the project. A lot of schools are already
testing will also identify drug abusers inavailing themselves of funding from the
their adolescence and let their counselorsDepartment of Education for student drug
and parents intervene very early to help thetesting as a part of the Safe and Drug Free
student recover from the habit before it isSchools  Program.
too late. The students who have already
developed a dependence on drugs could beA student drug testing program alone cannot
easily detected and referred for treatment orplay the whole game. Detection of impaired
rehabilitation  programs.individuals should go hand in hand with
intervention and treatment programs. An
It would be very helpful if a person is foundindividual detected to be abusing drugs
and helped during the initial stages of histhrough a student drug testing program should
addiction since the possibility of hisundergo intervention by his parents, teachers
recovery decreases with his dependency on theand counselors enabling him to return to a
drug. Most people start experimenting withnormal socially productive life. Without this
drugs when they are in school. Although thiswe stand to lose all benefits of the student
is considered natural and safe as long asdrug  testing  programs.
they don't slip into an addiction, these
innocent experiments have the inclination toOnce a program for student drug testing has
transform into accidents, violent incidentsbeen formulated and implemented, it will act
or overdose. Student drug testing aims toas a deterrent against drug abuse for
discourage experimentation among the studentsyoungsters in the country. When we separate
to  reduce  the  risk.the young and impressionable from initiation
into drug abuse, what we achieve is a new
It is common to neglect the amount of druggeneration that is clean from the effects of
abuse happening among students by ignoringdrugs. There has never been a better
the facts. Most people don't understand theinvestment in the future.
impact that student drug testing could make



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