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AAP opposes school drug tests; calls for counseling instead
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30046
Subject(s) - statement (logic) , family medicine , drug , medicine , pediatrics , medical education , psychology , political science , psychiatry , law
There isn't enough evidence to support random drug testing in schools, and the resources could be better used for prevention and treatment for young people, according to a policy statement released March 30 by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The policy was published in the April issue of Pediatrics , the AAP publication.