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  • Essay / Drug testing in Hong Kong school districts - 2300

    Drug abuse has always been a serious problem all over the world. In Hong Kong, the number of drug addicts is increasing every year and the age of drug addicts is decreasing. Students, even those in elementary schools, are having their first experience with cough medicine and paint thinner, two easily accessible and addictive substances. Despite the increasing number of drug abuse cases reported each year, the government and schools are still stubbornly trying to find ways to prevent at least more children from falling into this deadly temptation. To protect the future pillars of society from the bad influences of drugs and lead them towards a better future, the government is responsible for proposing and implementing effective measures with schools; Although they have implemented drug testing programs in schools, they have proven ineffective in ending the adolescent drug problem. Drug testing is carried out in 23 schools in Tai Po, a district of Hong Kong, out of a total of 523 schools. in Hong Kong. In these schools, up to 5% of students in each school would be randomly selected to take drug tests with the consent of the parents and the student agreeing to take the test. The students' urine sample will be used in the tests and the test covers several common types of drugs used by adolescent drug addicts in Hong Kong. Evidence: There is a need to implement school testing programs due to the increasing number of drug addicts. over the years. According to statistics from the Central Register of Drug Abuse, since 2003 the number of young drug addicts under the age of 21 has increased and the drug population is getting younger every year. For example, the number of young drug addicts increased from 2,206 people in ...... middle of paper ...... ndom Drug testing policies. The Student Coalition for Drug Testing. 2002. March 1, 2011. National Center for Education Assessment. “National Center for Education Assessment.” Institute of Educational Sciences. 2010. March 14, 2011. School Education Statistics Section, Bureau of Education. July 5, 2010. February 18, 2011. “Adolescent drug use on the rise in Hong Kong.” Teen Drug Abuse September 8, 2009. February 18, 2011. “What Experts Say About Student Drug Testing.” » American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). March 15, 2002. March 16, 2011. .