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Random Drug Testing in High School Athletes

Random Drug Testing in High School Athletes. In the Government. The Bush Administration Vernonia School District 47J Versus Acton Board of Independent School District 92 of Pottawtomie County Versus Earls. Drug Testing. Amphetamines Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Cocaine Marijuana

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Random Drug Testing in High School Athletes

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  1. Random Drug Testing in High School Athletes

  2. In the Government • The Bush Administration • Vernonia School District 47J Versus Acton • Board of Independent School District 92 of Pottawtomie County Versus Earls

  3. Drug Testing Amphetamines Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Cocaine Marijuana Methadone Methaqualone Opiates Phencyclidine Propoxyphene

  4. Additional Drug Testing • Alcohol • Anabolic Steroids • LSD • Nicotine (Tobacco) • MDMA (Ecstacy)

  5. Value Conflicts

  6. Pros of Drug Testing • “just say no” • Fewer educational distractions • More fair than individualized testing • Students and the developing brain • Catch long term abusers • Use of grant money

  7. Cons of Drug Testing • Invasion of privacy • Possible to cheat • Ineffective results • Expensive • Long term costs • Fails to distinguish between legal & non-legal • Does not effectively reduce drug use in students

  8. Works Cited • Gerada, Clare. "Random Drug Testing in Schools". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. British Journal of General Practice,1 July 2005. Web. 14 Nov 2009. • Kaufmann, Kelly. "Pros and Cons of Drug Testing in Schools". ehow.com. ehow. Web. 14 Nov 2009. • None. "Privacy in America: Workplace Drug Testing". aclu.org. American Civil Liberties Union, 31 Dec 1997. Web. 14 Nov 2009. • None. "Drug testing of Public Assistance Recipients as a Condition of Eligibility". aclu.org. American Civil Liberties Union, 8 April 2008. Web. 14 Nov 2009. • United States. American Civil Liberties Union. "Making Sense of Drug Testing: Why Educators Are Saying No". 2006. PDF File.

  9. -Kaufmann, Kelly. "Pros and Cons of Drug Testing in Schools". ehow.com. ehow. Web. 14 Nov 2009. -Gerada, Clare. "Random Drug Testing in Schools". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. British Journal of General Practice,1 July 2005. Web. 14 Nov 2009.

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