Amy, N.(2015, March 30). Doctors weigh in on random drug testing in schools. CBSNews. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors-random-drug-testing-in-schools/
In this article, Amy quotes that random drug testing in schools may be a good idea to keep children away from drugs, but there are only a few evidence it works. The writer found some medical professionals to explain their point of views on this topic. The testing is impossible to catch children who occasionally use drugs, rather than serious(Sharon Levy 2015) Due to random testing is much more expensive than a single drug test, therefore it is not an effective way to get a positive test result. In addition, random drug testing has no effect on children's beliefs about drugs(Romer) And he also points out that the student can switch to another drug which can not be detected by the school’s test panel. And the writer also thing about that create a positive climate is more important than doing the drug testing. How to make a good relationship between students and adults at the school becomes the main focus.
Ryan, G. (2006, March, 21). …show more content…
According to the article, over the past 20 years, the drug testing of the American public have been steadily growing. And the two major studies did not show that the drug use is reduced even if drug testing carry on. The writer believes that many of the students assume that there are nothing bad would happen to them. In addition, drug testing cannot really change the lifestyle of the student since they may still skip the lesson or avoid the activites instead of quit puffing. The writer then quotes two major studies which had been criticized by The White House. Since the drug testing results is not good and the budget had been cut. The writer thinks that the random drug testing will be looking good in the coming results, the new results may need some times to
In this article, Amy quotes that random drug testing in schools may be a good idea to keep children away from drugs, but there are only a few evidence it works. The writer found some medical professionals to explain their point of views on this topic. The testing is impossible to catch children who occasionally use drugs, rather than serious(Sharon Levy 2015) Due to random testing is much more expensive than a single drug test, therefore it is not an effective way to get a positive test result. In addition, random drug testing has no effect on children's beliefs about drugs(Romer) And he also points out that the student can switch to another drug which can not be detected by the school’s test panel. And the writer also thing about that create a positive climate is more important than doing the drug testing. How to make a good relationship between students and adults at the school becomes the main focus.
Ryan, G. (2006, March, 21). …show more content…
According to the article, over the past 20 years, the drug testing of the American public have been steadily growing. And the two major studies did not show that the drug use is reduced even if drug testing carry on. The writer believes that many of the students assume that there are nothing bad would happen to them. In addition, drug testing cannot really change the lifestyle of the student since they may still skip the lesson or avoid the activites instead of quit puffing. The writer then quotes two major studies which had been criticized by The White House. Since the drug testing results is not good and the budget had been cut. The writer thinks that the random drug testing will be looking good in the coming results, the new results may need some times to