The increase in prescription drug overdose deaths in South Florida is part of a nationwide trend. Federally funded school drug tests are part of the problem. Marijuana is the only drug that stays in the human body long enough to make urinalysis a deterrent. Drug tests may compel marijuana smokers to switch to harder drugs. This is one of the reasons the American Academy of Pediatrics opposes student drug testing.
While culture warriors in the Bush administration obsess over non-lethal marijuana, prescription drug overdose deaths are skyrocketing. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug overdose is now second only to motor-vehicle crashes as a cause of death from unintentional injury in the United States. The phrase "if it saves one life" has been used to justify all manner of drug war intrusions. Eliminating drug tests has the potential to save thousands of lives.
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