Know About Institutional Drug Testing

Now-a-days, substance abuse is more prevalent				institutions to identify the student drug abusers.
among students in institutions. Ignorant of the				The main aim of the drug testing is not to punish
harmful effects of drug abuse, many of the				children but to warn and make them say 'no' to
students are abusing drugs and getting addicted				drugs.
to drugs. It has become a trend in the youngsters				Purpose of doing drug testing As drug abuse has
to abuse drugs. More number of school goers are				many adverse effects on health, it is very
abusing drugs when compared to the adults.				important to prevent drug abuse. The main
According to 2008 report by Substance Abuse				purpose of drug testing is to deter the use of
and Mental Health Services Administration				drugs by students, as many of them spoil their
(SAMHSA), 60.6 percent of youngsters aged 12				careers by getting addicted to drugs. It is one of
to 17 were abusing drugs compared to 37.4				the effective methods to detect, confirm and
percent of young adults aged 18 to 25 and 24.3				deter drug abuse among the students. The idea
percent adults aged 26 or more.				of drug testing is to identify the drug abusers and
Student drug abusers are more likely to drop out				steer them away from drugs before they
of school than their peers who do not abuse				completely ruin their lives.
drugs. Drug or alcohol dependence not only				Benefits of doing drug testing There are many
reduces a student’s ability to learn, but also				benefits of doing drug testing. Drug testing not
disrupts the orderly environment at the				only identifies the substance abusers but also
institutions. Hence, it is very important to keep				creates a deterrent among the students to use.
the students in check in order not to abuse drugs.				Drug testing spreads awareness among the
This can be done by drug testing. It is important				teenagers about the harmful effects of drugs. If
to introduce drug testing in all the institutions. But				any student abusing drugs is identified through
before beginning, a great deal of preparation is				drug testing, the rest of the students become
necessary to develop a successful drug testing				alert and will stay away from the drugs. It
program. It is important to know all the basics of				provides a secure environment which is free from
institutional drug testing such as:				drugs.
What is drug testing Drug testing is used to				Drug testing is a very important tool for
detect the presence of any illicit drug in the body.				monitoring the student substance abusers at
Drug testing is analysis of biological specimens like				institutions. Drug testing will help the youngsters to
saliva, urine, blood, hair, sweat etc. in order to				deny substance abuse. Drug testing benefits an
confirm the presence of drug.				individual, their families and communities. So, it is
Why some institutions conduct drug testing				very important for parents and educators to
Youngsters are vulnerable to drugs because of				know about the drug testing to keep children
their experimentative behavior and peer pressure.				away from drug use.
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institutions. The drug testing is conducted by				detect for marijuana through a urine sample.