the country are engaging in drug testing on students. This test usually involves a urine sample taken in a closed off bathroom‚ which is then obtained by an official. It is then tested in a lab‚ and the results come back to the school in a week if the student has displayed positive. Issues on the topic have arose over infringing on students’ rights and privacy policies. Some say that it can help benefit students to become drug-resistant‚ while others oppose. Random drug testing is very controversial
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There isn’t a direct yes or no answer. I personally believe that there is a yes and a no to this question. If an expecting drug addiction mother isn’t willing to stop abusing drugs‚ then there is no certainty‚ that placing them into prison will eliminate the problem. In fact‚ it might only worsen the situation. Simply because things get snuck into prison all the time. Drug abusers don’t always make the best decisions. Therefore‚ instead of charging them for criminal offences‚ they should be placed
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Sonny’s Blues is an excellent depiction of how artists often use drugs in order to enhance their musical genius. By ingesting a drug to alter their state of conscious‚ they allow the narcotic to create usually obscure connections in the brain to become prominent and overactive. The setting of the story takes place in Harlem‚ a neighborhood often associated with crime and drugs. However‚ it is also known to produce successful poets and musicians. The question is‚ could these factors be possibly
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The Legalization of drugs is not something I would agree with in my lifetime‚ nor do I believe it would cut down on crime. Drugs are illegal for good reason‚ they are hazardous to the health of the user‚ but abnormal behavior and financial need to support their drug habit are both major contributors of crime by drug users. For example‚ large amounts of cocaine can lead to erratic and possibly violent behavior which can lead to criminal behavior. Stealing either money or items to sell for financial
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Teen Drug Abuse in America In today’s society drugs are taking away our children’s lives and it is making headlines every day. “In Vancouver‚ Washington‚ a 13-year old boy was found dead after allegedly swallowing twenty-four cold-medicine pills to get high” (Taylor 45). “Nine Florida middle-school students were taken to the hospital after their strange behavior and illness at school led school officials to discover that they had overdosed on an over-the-counter cold medication” (Taylor 45). “A
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Argumentative Essay The legalization of marijuana is a current growing issue in British Columbia (BC). Marijuana‚ which comes from the cannabis sativa (or hemp) plant‚ has been used for ten thousand years and will continue to be used for a very long time. People smoke it‚ with a pipe or water pipe‚ or in loosely rolled cigarettes called “joints”. It is also brewed with tea and mixed with cakes and brownies. Marijuana is so popular with the public that it has developed many aliases‚ such as
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Teenage Drug Abuse And Underage Smoking In Our Society In our current day and age‚ teenage drug abuse and underage smoking have reached an all time high. The percentage of teens who smoke‚ from years ago‚ have drastically increased over the last few years. In this essay‚ I will discuss this problem in our society. In a recent 2008-2009 study‚ 13% of Canadian students in grades 10-12 have confessed that they smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. A study conducted a few years earlier in 2005-2006
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Craig Williamson D.A.R.E. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a program designed to educate youth and help reduce the use of drugs. Several claims have been made that DARE is both ineffective and a waste of money. This essay will discuss who is making these claims and the evidence that supports their claim. This essay will also discuss who the counter claims makers are and provide evidence to whether the claims are plausible or not. Millions of dollars have been pumped into the DARE
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did a random urinalysis drug testing. They justified their search by stating it was to make sure that drugs wouldn’t increase the risk of injury for athletes. One of the athletes refused to cooperate but the court ruled that random drug testing did not violate the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment because it was for a good cause. In another case Commonwealth v. Cass‚ the school‚ Harborcreek High School‚ conducted a school locker search for drugs. Trained dogs were brought
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4 ways to prevent drug abuse: 1. Start Early Drug abuse is a phenomenon that affects people of all ages and from every walk of life. Although the types of drugs available are many‚ the best way to deter people from drug abuse is the same: early prevention. Researchers agree that drug prevention programs are most effective when they begin early in life. In fact‚ prevention programs that cover issues like aggressive behavior‚ social skills and the importance of good grades should start at the preschool
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