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    Random Drug Testing of students is often considered a preventive measure to the widespread use of drugs in schools. Not all surveys or publishers agree on the effectiveness of this method each bringing a multitude of reasons for and against the use of such a method. One important factor that many groups bring up is the cost of the drug tests. With this is in mind it is important to look at whether drug tests are effective enough to make the high cost worthwhile.

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    Random Drug Testing of students is often considered a preventive measure to the widespread use of drugs in schools. Not all surveys or publishers agree on the effectiveness of this method each bringing a multitude of reasons for and against the use of such a method. One important factor that many groups bring up is the cost of the drug tests. With this is in mind it is important to look at whether drug tests are effective enough to make the high cost worthwhile.

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    Random Drug Testing of students is often considered a preventive measure to the widespread use of drugs in schools. Not all surveys or publishers agree on the effectiveness of this method each bringing a multitude of reasons for and against the use of such a method. One important factor that many groups bring up is the cost of the drug tests. With this is in mind it is important to look at whether drug tests are effective enough to make the high cost worthwhile.

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    AlecTwining
    English11
    MrSalow
    January4,2015
    DrugTestinginSchool

    Therandomdrugtestingofstudents,typicallytheschoolathletes,isoftenconsidereda
    preventivemeasuretothewidespreaduseofdrugsinschools.However,notallsurveysor
    publishersagreeontheeffectivenessofthismethodeachbringingamultitudeofreasonsforand
    againsttheuseofsuchamethod.Whilemanypeoplebelievethatthetheuseofdrugtestingis
    ineffective,notdiscouragingstudentsfromusingthem,othersdisagreeandsaytheopposite.One
    importantfactorthatmanygroupsbringupisthecostofthedrugtests.Withthisisinminditis
    importanttolookatandexamine,duringthecourseofthisresearch,whetherdrugtestsare
    effectiveenoughtomakethehighcostworthwhile.Doingthisresearchisnecessaryfortwo
    reasons.Thefirstandmostimportantreasonforthisresearchistofindoutthehowrhetorichas
    anaffectonone'sbeliefs,language,speech,andwriting.DuringtheresearchofthistopicIwill
    lookforandreadessaysandarticlesonrandomdrugtestinginschoolsandseehowtherhetoric
    usedbytheauthoraffectsmybeliefs,language,writing,etc.Thereasonthatthisissovitalto
    lookatandexaminetheauthorsuseofrhetoricistoallowmetoknowthatwhenIam
    influencedtobelievesomethingIambeingjustlyinfluencedandnotduetomyemotionsorprior
    beliefs.Additionally,itisalsoimportanttofindoutwhethertheuseofdrugtestingiseffectiveor
    acceptableintheschoolenvironmentandtoseewhetherornottheyarecosteffective.


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    Severalsourceshavebeenfundamentalinhelpingshowthedifferentsidesofthis
    argument.OnearticlebyUSATodaycalledPrinciple:DrugTestingStudentsWorksisa
    primeexampleofshowingthepositiveeffectsofrandomdrugtesting.Inthearticletheauthor,
    DonnaLeinwand,saysthatthenumberofstudentstestingpositivefordrugtestinghasdecreased
    sincethelaunchofthisplan.OntheotherhandanotherarticleStudyFindsRandomDrug
    TestingDoesntDeterHighSchoolStudentsSubstanceUsewrittenbyCeliaVimontsaysthe
    exactopposite.Boththesearticlesshowrhetoricineffectandhelptoexaminehowrhetoric
    affectsthereader.


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