Drugs and Crime

Drugs and Crime
Author: John A. Carver
Publisher:
Total Pages: 6
Release: 1986
Genre: Drug abuse and crime
ISBN:

Student Drug Testing

Student Drug Testing
Author: Patty Jo Sawvel
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2009-06-26
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0737748346

President Bush's 2006 budget earmarked 25.4 million dollars for increased drug testing of public school students. Proponents claim that drug testing reduces illegal drug use among students and gives students an alibi for not using. Opponents claim that drug testing is ineffective at best and possibly even harmful. Testing can foster distrust, push students toward drugs that aren't screened for, and inhibit student participation in extracurricular activities. This volume provides a compilation of articles and essays that take opposing viewpoints on the issues of teen drug testing. Essay sources include the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Detection Report, Amitava Dasgupta, and Robert L. DuPont.