Let Live A high school student sits impatiently in a desk, waiting for the bell to release everyone to lunch. Half an hour later the students return to learn for another three hours before leaving to go work, hang out with friends, and do homework. Hopefully, at the end of the night each teenager will arrive home to sleep until the day will repeat itself over and over. Schedules are crazy between school, friends, work, and family which parents are aware of but many don’t know that children are taking part in illegal acts throughout the day. Drug use surrounds society in many age groups, even those you do not directly see. Despite previous attempts to eliminate abuse while warning users and potential users of the dangers, countless forms
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Administration, parents, and students realize the terrible effects of drugs yet these consequences are still being seen taking lives, hurting society, and disrupting families. Without continuous support, more and more teens will fall into the drug vortex. Random drug testing has the possibility of providing a safety net for students who cannot make the decisions on their own to remain abstinent from illicit substances. By helping students out of misery filled futures, drug testing will prevent a downward spiral effect. Drug abuse causes terrible effects to the body, often organ failure depending on the drug. Think about the chance of success if a body begins destruction before being able to attend college. The heart cannot function the same nor can other organs as they drown in drugs. Testing for substances may allow teens to develop into healthy adults, encouraging success in the younger generations and society. According to the Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, $3.7 billion are spent on treating those injured in accidents or suicide attempts due to teen alcohol consumption and $52.8 billion are spent by society every year due to teen alcohol abuse. This amount is far from a small dent in civilization, but rather a catastrophic quantity of preventable money. Many people would say costs must be down due to decrease in drug abuse. …show more content…
Parents can’t be next to their children every day for every second. Freedom acts as a reward for teens who are trusted by guardians, teachers, and peers but with that freedom comes the unknown. “Awareness is a means of opening the door to communication. If parents acknowledge the possibility – and in fact, the likelihood – that their child may have experimented with or used alcohol or marijuana, they can begin to talk to them more about it, provide some guidance, and allow their kids to ask questions.” - Bernard Biermann (Wagerson) While feeling comfortable to ask questions and talk about current or possible situations with parents would be wonderful, many parents believe they have perfect children which makes it difficult to discuss certain issues. For example, ten percent of parents believe their teens have drank alcohol and only five percent believe they smoked marijuana. (Wagerson) If parents don’t believe the facts teenagers cannot confide in them as easily in fear of punishment and shock. It has been said that having family dinner can break this boundary and prevent drug use. Despite the facts, family dinner will not rid the world of drug abuse. Simply put, schools need to employ a random drug testing system in order to end substance abuse. With the average Wisconsin student spending about seven
Administration, parents, and students realize the terrible effects of drugs yet these consequences are still being seen taking lives, hurting society, and disrupting families. Without continuous support, more and more teens will fall into the drug vortex. Random drug testing has the possibility of providing a safety net for students who cannot make the decisions on their own to remain abstinent from illicit substances. By helping students out of misery filled futures, drug testing will prevent a downward spiral effect. Drug abuse causes terrible effects to the body, often organ failure depending on the drug. Think about the chance of success if a body begins destruction before being able to attend college. The heart cannot function the same nor can other organs as they drown in drugs. Testing for substances may allow teens to develop into healthy adults, encouraging success in the younger generations and society. According to the Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, $3.7 billion are spent on treating those injured in accidents or suicide attempts due to teen alcohol consumption and $52.8 billion are spent by society every year due to teen alcohol abuse. This amount is far from a small dent in civilization, but rather a catastrophic quantity of preventable money. Many people would say costs must be down due to decrease in drug abuse. …show more content…
Parents can’t be next to their children every day for every second. Freedom acts as a reward for teens who are trusted by guardians, teachers, and peers but with that freedom comes the unknown. “Awareness is a means of opening the door to communication. If parents acknowledge the possibility – and in fact, the likelihood – that their child may have experimented with or used alcohol or marijuana, they can begin to talk to them more about it, provide some guidance, and allow their kids to ask questions.” - Bernard Biermann (Wagerson) While feeling comfortable to ask questions and talk about current or possible situations with parents would be wonderful, many parents believe they have perfect children which makes it difficult to discuss certain issues. For example, ten percent of parents believe their teens have drank alcohol and only five percent believe they smoked marijuana. (Wagerson) If parents don’t believe the facts teenagers cannot confide in them as easily in fear of punishment and shock. It has been said that having family dinner can break this boundary and prevent drug use. Despite the facts, family dinner will not rid the world of drug abuse. Simply put, schools need to employ a random drug testing system in order to end substance abuse. With the average Wisconsin student spending about seven