Liruonong Zhang
Mrs. Cannon
AP English Language – Period 5
14 October 2014
Drug Use in Secondary Schools
Should All High School Students Be Periodically Drug Tested?
Observed in the conventional TV show or in movies today, the concept and conflict of drug use has become increasingly prominent, as pro-advocacy groups have made significant changes on the perception and mindset on the acceptance of illicit drugs. The legalization and decriminalization of drug use has heavily impacted the views of youth in the United States, but not only has drug use become the forte, these addictive and psychoactive substances have become increasingly available for high school students on an everyday level. Although substance abuse has become prevalent and seemingly irrepressible, the continuation of this drug culture can cause destructive and deleterious results. Due to the lack of efficiency of implemented random drug testing and the lack luster effort to incriminate those who abuse
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Many people state that drug testing students with no suspicion or previous premise is against constitutional law (Source D), but the Supreme Court has deemed it permissible since 1995 when they saw it as a social need to combat drug use. Ranging from a 15 to a 20 dollar range, urine tests can be both expensive and inefficient in detecting drug use (Source A), but utilizing expenses given by the federal government and alliances with pharmaceutical companies, schools can afford hair follicle tests that can detect up to 90 days as seen in the implementation of periodic and universal drug testing in numerous American high