Mandatory Drug Testing In Schools

Drug Testing Should Drug testing in schools need to be mandatory? Is it an invasion of privacy? About 17% of students are doing drugs, drinking alcohol, or smoking during school. By 8th grade, 38% of teens have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana. Drug testing should be mandatory due to the overuse of drugs in high school. The overuse of drugs is becoming huge. I know many people that use drugs in my grade that need help or punishment. Since random student drug testing was legalized in 2002 drug use has gone down my 23%. (Walters) Random drug testing would lead people to be cautious with drugs so they don’t get caught. For students who are pressured to try drugs random testing gives them a reason
to say no. Since 2001 840,000 fewer people are using drugs because of drug testing. Drug testing should be permitted in every school so the drug usage will go even lower. Drug testing should also be required for athletes. The use of steroids in sports in huge. Football, baseball, basketball and much more sports players use steroids or other muscle enhancing medications to overachieve. Once one is addicted the dosages increases more and more. If one team uses drugs it gives them an unfair advantage over the rest of the teams they play. Drug testing should definitely be legalized for students and athletes.

Many people think that drug testing is an invasion of privacy. They disagree with the idea of a person coming in the bathroom with them while they pee in a cup. The girls however can go in a private stall it’s just like peeing on any normal day with a long line in the bathroom.