drug testing

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Student drug testing

2007
Contains fourteen articles that provide varying perspectives on the issue of student drug testing.

Shutter Island

2003
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner Chuck Aule begin to fear for their own lives and sanity when their investigation on Shutter Island into how a patient escaped the Ashcliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane yields more questions than answers.

Vernonia School District v. Acton

drug testing in the schools
2006
Describes the historical context of the 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Vernonia School District in Oregon verses seventh-grader James Acton which focused on the school's policy of testing student athletes for illegal drug use.

Drug tests and polygraphs

essential tools or violations of privacy?
1987
Describes how drug and polygraph tests work, how they are being used, and court cases involving them.

Drugs, drug testing, and you

1997
Provides information on when to expect a drug test, types of tests used, and your rights when asked to take a drug test.

Drugs and sports

2010
Discusses the problem of drug use among professional and student athletes and debates the issue of legalization of performance-enhancing drugs. Provides information about the health risks of taking drugs and discusses the effectiveness of drug-testing policies. Includes a list of key individuals, advocacy groups and organizations, a chronology depicting the origin and use of steroids, photos, illustrations, and an index.

Shutter Island

2009
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner Chuck Aule begin to fear for their own lives and sanity when their investigation on Shutter Island into how a patient escaped the Ashcliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane yields more questions than answers.

The Earls case and the student drug testing debate

debating Supreme Court decisions
2006
Both sides of the Supreme Court case over student drug testing are presented, as well as information on how students can conduct their own mock judicial proceeding.

Drug abuse

opposing viewpoints
2005
Presents twenty-six essays that argue opposing positions on four drug abuse issues: whether illicit drugs are harmful, what causes abuse and addiction, whether drug testing should be used, and how abuse can be reduced.

Drug testing in schools

a pro/con issue
2000
Presents arguments on both sides of the controversial question of whether schools should test students for drug use, and provides a history of drug testing.

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