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Running Head : MANDATORY DRUG-TESTING

Students Should Not Face Mandatory Drug-Tests

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Students Should Not Face Mandatory Drug-Tests

Parents cannot monitor their children the whole time , and not even the school can do this . Sometimes parents and school authorities are surprised upon learning that their children and students are involved in some dangerous activities such as binging and taking drugs . Concerned authorities have come up with programs to prevent this kind of situation . One of these is the mandatory drug-tests at school . Mandatory drug-tests may

sound optimistic . But students should not face these mandatory drug-tests because these are against the notion of privacy and these do not effectively deter drug use among students

Substance abuse is a reality that plagues students . Peer pressure added to the curiosity of students to try taking drugs or drinking alcoholic beverages . Past and recent researches on teen substance abuse revealed surprising results . Over the years the number of cases of substance use on drugs such as marijuana , nicotine , and other illicit drugs has been increasing . It was predicted in 1997 that by 2010 , the number of teenagers using drugs would increase from 23 .6 million in 2000 to 25 million by 2010 . Reasons for the surge in drug use were pointed out as among others , the glamorization of drug use in the media which indicates the normalization of drinking , smoking and drug use . Additionally , there was a significant decline in the perception of the risks associated with drug use by teenagers . The...