Student Drug Testing Programs Effective at Deterring Use

According to the ONDCP, random student drug testing is effective at deterring drug
use. Most students don't use drugs, but are constantly subject to peer pressure and are bombarded with media messages from movies, music, television, and the Internet that drug use is okay and even a rite of passage for teens. To the relief of teens, drug testing removes the sting of peer pressure. It provides a way to shift the burden of their decision not to use drugs from them to the adults in their lives.

"Random drug testing in schools is legal and it works."
William J. Judge, JD, LL.M.
Law Office of W. J. Judge

"Random school based drug testing programs help prevent and stop drug use."
Mary Ann Solberg
Deputy Director, Office Of National Drug Control Policy

"For the most effective drug testing program, it is recommended that you do not reveal by what method the samples are to be collected and that you vary the method of collection. Test for a few drugs consistently but
then vary which additional drugs you test for."
Robert L. DuPont, M.D.
President, Institute for
Behavior and Health, Inc.

"…I propose an additional 23 million dollars for schools that want to use drug testing as a tool to save children's lives. The aim here is not to punish children, but to send them this message: We love you, and we don't want to
lose you."
President George W. Bush
State of the Union remarks