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Should Random Drug Testing Be Mandatory in School?
Karen
Thesis
• Random drug testing should not be mandatory unless there is prior justification.
What is a random drug test?
• Examination of urine, semen, blood, sweat, or oral fluid examples to determine the presence or absence of a specified drugs
• Usually a four step process– Collection– Screening– Confirmation– Review
Who Conducts the tests?
• Laboratories all over the country
• Not all reliable
• Choose laboratory that detects drugs your searching for
Cost
• $10-$30 per test• Hair testing costs
more• Onsite alcohol test
between $1-$10
Different Kinds of Tests
• Urinalysis• Hair• Sweat Patch• Oral fluids
Urine Test
• PROS• Highest reliability• Least Expensive• Most flexible • Most likely to
withstand legal challenge
• CONS• Specimen can be
altered or substituted
• Limited detection window
• Biological hazard• Viewed as
embarrassing
Hair
• PROS• Longer detection
window• Does not deteriorate• Measure chronic
drug use• Convenient shipping• More difficult to alter• Detects alcohol and
cocaine
• CONS• More expensive• Limited to basic 5-
drug panel• Will not detect
recent drug use
Sweat Patch
• PROS• Non-invasive• Longer window of
detection• No sample
substitution possible
• CONS• Limited number of
labs• Passive exposure to
drugs may contaminate
• Some can’t wear the patch
Oral Fluids
• PROS• Minimal risk of
tampering• Can detect alcohol
use• Reflects recent drug
use
• CONS• Short detection
period• Less efficient
detecting marijuana
Beat the test
• Things people may add to beat the test are:– Salt– Bleach– Vinegar
• May drink a lot of water
False Positives
• Marijuana– Ibuprofen– Advil– Motrin– Midol– Pamprin
• Cocaine– Kidney disease
(infection)– Liver disease– Diabetes
• Amphetamine– Robitussin Cold and Flu – Asthma medication – Vicks inhaler
• Opiate– Poppy seeds– Tylenol with codeine– Vicodin
• Ecstasy– Nyquil – Sudafed– Robitussin cold and flu
Could it lead to worse habits?
• Could lead to worse drug use
• Turn to drugs that are harder to test
• Club drugs
Movie Debating Drug Testing
Should it be the parents responsibility?
• Most high school students are under the age of eighteen– Violates the fourth amendment by forcing
search of person without a cause
• If the school is concerned parents should be notified and parents can take care of it.
School Atmosphere
• Telling students they assume they are using drugs until they prove otherwise
• Not necessarily nervous of not passing but loss of dignity and trust
Distrust
• Promotes distrust
• Want to teach honesty not distrust and accusing others
• Turn against authority
• To enforce random drug testing is to view them as guilty until proven innocent
Another Solution
• Extra-curricular activities
• Try to enforce better parental relationships with there children
• Child safety
• Counseling
Athletes
• Athletes should be tested
• Also for steroids
• More frequent
Teachers
• Usually need to pass one to get the job
• If they can’t perform in the class properly then take drugs into consideration
Benefits of Drug testing
• Catch the students before they might hurt themselves or others.
• No one knows (unless you tell)
• Drugs are dangerous
• Students that don’t brake the law don’t have to worry.
Works CitedNational Institue on Drug Abuse. 27 May 2008 <http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages/testingfaqs.html>.
Office of National Drug Control Policy. 27 May 2008 <http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/index.html>.
Office of National Drug Control Policy. Administering the Test. 9 May 2008 <http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/drug_testing/administering.html>.
Quest Diagnostics. 27 May 2008 <http://www.questdiagnostics.com/employersolutions/dti_07_2004/dti_index.html>.
Random Student Drug Testing. 27 May 2008 <http://www.randomstudentdrugtesting.org/about.html>.