Mandatory Drug Testing In Schools Essay

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According to The Recovery Village, nearly 3,300 teenagers try weed, or are exposed to it, for the first time every single day. A majority of the exposure happens in the school system. School, which is supposed to be a place of learning and advancement, has turned into a hostile environment that is slowly effecting the lives of teenagers for the worse. Because of this, students should face mandatory drug-testing. Violence is not a new thing to school systems. Bullying has always been a prevalent issue. However, there is an increasing connection between school violence and drug abuse. Surveys show that teens between the ages of 12-17 with violent behaviors admitted to increased use of drug use compared to people in same age range that did not show any violent behavior. When under the influence of drugs a person does not have full control of their body and mind. Under pressure or when feeling threatened, a person who’s high will turn to violence more quickly. Teenviolecestatistice.org reports that teenagers will also turn violent “in order to receive drugs or money for drugs.” This leaves other students around them at a much higher risk of being a target of an outbreak. By placing mandatory …show more content…

Drugfree.org reports that “31.4 percent of dropouts use illicit drugs.” The increased use of drugs is causing an increased rate of high school dropouts. Pamela S. Hyde stated that “Dropouts are at increased risk of substance abuse… that are also at greater risk of poverty.” By placing mandatory drug-tests schools could establish a program to help students abusing drugs to get clean and continue on with their high school graduation. By doing this, the schools are setting up the students to leave much healthier, successful lives. These mandatory tests are going to increase high school graduation in rates which will in turn decrease the amount on students who go into