Monday, January 13, 2014

High school drug testing proven ineffective by new research

by:  Paul Hamaker at Examiner.com

Random drug testing and testing for drug use as a prerequisite for participation in sports or other extracurricular activities does not change the rate of use of illegal drugs, rates of smoking, or rates of consuming alcohol illegally in high school students according to new research conducted by Dr. Daniel Romer of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia that was published in the Jan. 13, 2014, issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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