Drug Testing Persuasive Essay

Approximately one out of every five people in the workplace has used drugs in the past month (“Employment-Related Drug Testing”). Because of these numbers, it’s clear that drug testing should be made mandatory in schools, athletics, government-assistance programs, and every workplace. This paper will give its history and laws on drug testing, the problem, (including testing in different areas), opposing opinions about drug testing, and the solutions for the problem. Drug testing teens can really help them in the future. As teens brains and bodies are still growing and changing. The use of drugs can have bad effects on their vulnerable brains. Some of the short-term effects drugs can cause a change in decision making, poor athletic performance, over dosage risk, and unplanned behavior that could end badly. Long-term effects can change mood, cause social/family problem, have bad academic outcomes, and even result in addiction (“FAQ’s”).
There are numerous things involved in drug testing that include: consent forms, drug use tests, …show more content…
Adults in charge of testing may have taken illegal drugs when they were in high school, so they might feel bad for students getting in trouble if the adults didn’t get in trouble when they were in high school (Brodsky and Burlingham).
Some schools require students to take and pass a drug test before they can join any extracurricular activities. Joining these activities may keep some students out of drugs or get them to quit. Drug testing may result in even unhealthier habits regarding drugs. People who already use drugs may turn to worse drugs that won’t show up on tests and they could even up harming their bodies. Another disadvantage of testing students is the question of fairness including caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes. Many people say that those are also drugs, so shouldn’t they be tested for too?