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IndianaToker · #1 (**permalink**) 03-04-2005, 02:48 AM

Thursday, March 3, 2005

Illinois state Rep. Roger Eddy (R-Hutsonville) wants to introduce a bill that would require all Illinois high school students to pass a drug test before they could receive their drivers' permits.

Eddy, who is also a school superintendent, says that "there's a real methamphetamine problem in rural Illinois . . . at that age when they're getting their learners permits," and hopes that his bill would deter students from using drugs. However, research has shown that random student drug testing is not an effective deterrent to drug use among young people, and there is no reason to think this bill would have a different result.

Administering drug tests to would-be drivers would instead likely burden schools with higher costs for driver education, while at the same time jeopardizing the relationship between adults and youth by sending teenagers the message that they cannot be trusted. And drug tests do not identify use and abuse of the drug teenagers most commonly consume: alcohol.

A more sound approach is to offer science-based education about drugs and give young people practical information that will help them stay safe. Regardless of whether Rep. Eddy's bill survives, lawmakers, school officials, parents and teens need to be aware of the best practices which effectively educate young people about drug use and abuse and keep them as safe as possible, both on and off the road.

Link to article: http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/03030...oispermits.cfm

IndianaToker · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 02:01 PM

For all around. They're trying to make it mandatory to take a drug test before you will be issused your license period.

dankman · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2005, 11:00 PM

what if you already have your license like everyone on here, will you be tested then?

IndianaToker · #4 (**permalink**) 03-08-2005, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dankman

what if you already have your license like everyone on here, will you be tested then?

Not according to what that article says:

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndianaToker

would require all Illinois high school students to pass a drug test before they could receive their drivers' permits.

Administering drug tests to would-be drivers

dankman · #5 (**permalink**) 03-10-2005, 09:33 PM

thanks for the info. i was getting nervous because i'm pretty good at keeping myself away from situations that involve drug tests. i thought they might have actually caught me.

hazel.indigo · #6 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 05:12 AM

yea i heard that and i was scared to get my license, but i went into get it and they didn't test me, but that was like, almost two years ago.

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#1 (permalink) 03-04-2005, 02:48 AM
IndianaToker Indy :Administrator: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,049	Possible Drug Tests for Teenage Drivers in Illinois Thursday, March 3, 2005 Illinois state Rep. Roger Eddy (R-Hutsonville) wants to introduce a bill that would require all Illinois high school students to pass a drug test before they could receive their drivers' permits. Eddy, who is also a school superintendent, says that "there's a real methamphetamine problem in rural Illinois . . . at that age when they're getting their learners permits," and hopes that his bill would deter students from using drugs. However, research has shown that random student drug testing is not an effective deterrent to drug use among young people, and there is no reason to think this bill would have a different result. Administering drug tests to would-be drivers would instead likely burden schools with higher costs for driver education, while at the same time jeopardizing the relationship between adults and youth by sending teenagers the message that they cannot be trusted. And drug tests do not identify use and abuse of the drug teenagers most commonly consume: alcohol. A more sound approach is to offer science-based education about drugs and give young people practical information that will help them stay safe. Regardless of whether Rep. Eddy's bill survives, lawmakers, school officials, parents and teens need to be aware of the best practices which effectively educate young people about drug use and abuse and keep them as safe as possible, both on and off the road. Link to article: http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/03030...oispermits.cfm __________________

#2 (permalink) 03-07-2005, 02:01 PM
IndianaToker Indy :Administrator: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,049	For all around. They're trying to make it mandatory to take a drug test before you will be issused your license period. __________________

#3 (permalink) 03-08-2005, 11:00 PM
dankman Weed = Happiness Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: illinois Posts: 161	what if you already have your license like everyone on here, will you be tested then? __________________ And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you're going to fall, Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar Has given you the call. -Jefferson Airplane

#5 (permalink) 03-10-2005, 09:33 PM
dankman Weed = Happiness Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: illinois Posts: 161	thanks for the info. i was getting nervous because i'm pretty good at keeping myself away from situations that involve drug tests. i thought they might have actually caught me. __________________ And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you're going to fall, Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar Has given you the call. -Jefferson Airplane

#6 (permalink) 08-01-2008, 05:12 AM
hazel.indigo "she's just spun." Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 15	yea i heard that and i was scared to get my license, but i went into get it and they didn't test me, but that was like, almost two years ago. __________________ "I remember I said 'why?'... She said 'Im just killing what I can't take care of' - Then my momma said to me, she looked at me and she said 'I wish I could do that to you'. - Maybe she, maybe she shoulda. "

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