What schools, exactly? It would be interesting to have a complete list of those that require a drug test prior to matriculation.
Another interesting thing would be to know if these drug tests detect adderall or other such substances. "Mind steroids" are being abused at my University: I've been offered some. Not going to cheat. Though I am sure there are plenty out there who are.
I think its a sad commentary on the state of youth in America, honestly. Sadder still is the idea that dentistry and/or medicine hasn't necessarily done a thorough enough job already weeded out drug abusers etc coming in from undergrad (therefore its the undergrad + high school, etc which is abdicating its role in drug abuse prevention and/or unleashing punishment). Perhaps Letters Of Recommendations are not coming from
clean recommendors themselves and/or they who are recommending do not really know who they are recommending well enough to give a truly adequate recommendation?
IMO the older generations are oversaturating the younger generation with Too Much Information and Too Much Activity, ie Busywork...then naturally, the younger generation deals with it in various ways including alcohol and drug abuse. Its simply good old fashioned escapism. The more extreme the oversaturation with activity/ information = the more extreme the desire to escape via substance abuse etc at the end of the day/ week/ semester etc. Technology is only going to make these trends get worse, eg cell phones and internet etc.
I am glad I don't drink or smoke or take any drugs. Keeps a person out of a lot of trouble which might otherwise happen. Its offensive to me to some degree to think of the idea that someone like me who doesn't drink smoke or take any drugs would have to waste the time and effort because others abuse themselves in these ways. I am embarrassed for what has become of this generation (under the direction or lack thereof of the preceding generation). There is no shame it seems, anymore. Seriously.
for example, what gives with Barry Bonds, McGuire, and Lance Armstrong, to name just a few, who are held up as icons and heros when everybody within their inner circle as well as anyone in general with a lick of common sense knows/ knew all along they were abusing performance enhancing drugs in violation of the formal rules, good health practice, and ethical consideration of good sportsmanship? What gives in this degenerate society? Is the majority truly this ignorant and the minority truly as capable of corruption as it consistently demonstrates? Not impressed at all. Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton are allowed to be held up by the boomer generation as the icons of the present age for their children? The present cultural milieu reminds me of the movie Idiocracy. "ow my balls"
