Drug Abuse In Schools. Parents think the safest place for their school age children is in school, but they could be surprised at the statistics of drug and alcohol abuse.

Drug Abuse In Schools Most people think the safest place for their school-age children to be is in school. Parents send their children to school for an education in "reading, writing and arithmetic." However, is this the only education that they are getting? Based on the article from The Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, September 6, 2001, the answer is definitely "no." Drugs seem to be a focal point in our schools, and the demand increases as the …

…alcohol in their system (and above the legal limits). However, I don't feel that legalizing drugs is the answer since we don't know the impact of having "high" people around us all the time. I realize that we do not live in a perfect world and that illegal drugs will probably always be in existence. Education, education and education is probably the main key element to help conquer or at least reduce illegal drug use.