Drug Tests: Saving One Life At A Time
Less than five percent of U.S. high schools perform drug tests (Stromberg). Drugs are one of the most dangerous influences a teenager can have in their life. They are known to have many serious side effects that can even lead to death. Not only do drugs hurt your health, they can hurt your social life. The book “Jekyll and Hyde” shows how the physical and social effects of drugs can last a lifetime. According to “Frequently Asked Questions About Drugs”, “A study in 2012 found that students subject to mandatory random student drug testing reported less substance use than comparable students in high school without such testing(Frequently Asked Questions About Drugs)”. The previous quote shows how enforcing random drug tests can lower the amount of drug users in high schools. Drug tests need to be enforced in more high schools because, as shown in Jekyll and Hyde, an addiction to drugs can physically hurt a person, destroy friendships, and lead to more trouble later in life.
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The book Jekyll and Hyde shows how abusing drugs can destroy friendships. If we do not stop drug users early in life, they will have much more serious consequences when they grow up. ¨One area of significant controversy regards targeting various testing populations: Is it better to test only students suspected of drug use, to do random drug testing of particular groups of students (e.g., athletes) (Arnold, 1996; DeMitchell, 1995), or to go further and randomly test all students?(Yamaguchi, Ryoko, Johnston, and O’Malley)¨ Some people argue whether we should only test particular groups of students, or students have been suspected for drug use. However, there should be no argument because the answer is simple. Drug tests in high school need to be randomly enforced on all students so that all teenagers can live a drug free, healthy