ME in favor of Drug Testing!

In a classroom, there's always a geek, a joker, loner, early bird, latecomer, muse and escort, leader, delinquent, bully, bullied, hyper, sleepyhead... We know each student is unique and everyday they present a different personality. Now, the question is, do we know that someone is under the influence of a powerful substance?

Surely, we cannot say it only by looking at their physical appearance, signs and symptoms, and at their attitudes. Sometimes, it's too late when we finally know that they are addicted.

So why do we screen the students? Minors are the most vulnerable members of the society. They are always into something new... into something they want to try... into something they knew it's dangerous... Minors want to know why are they dangerous, that's why they try them. And that's very alarming to authorities. They begin to instruct the schools to include the education about illegal drugs so that they will have the knowledge and hints on what will happen to them if they get addicted to it.

We all know that illegal drugs affect the whole system of the body, but the most affected is our central nervous system which is in control of our daily routine. Many crimes are associated to people who are mentally distressed caused by illegal drugs. What will happen if a young person gets addicted? He/she cannot focus on lessons, may fail the subjects, may do something bad against his/her classmate, may abide the school's rules and regulations, and he/she may influence other students to try it.

This drug testing idea is not purely for students' safety, but also for the society. Society cannot achieve its serenity if its members, especially if they're still young, cannot follow and distinguish what's wrong from right. Society must shape the minors mind-sets through preventing the usage of illegal drugs.

So who's not into the drug testing? We all know it is advantageous but everybody's backing off. I hope they think about it, not twice, but in a DEEPER level.

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Masarap ang Bawal!

One of the important lessons in life is MISTAKES exist not to make our lives miserable, but to teach, mold and make us a BETTER person.

But... sometimes life has its own twists. There’s always a possibility that someone we met introduce to us the word “TIKIM”. For me, it’s one of the very dangerous words in the world. This word tempts us to try new things we thought exciting and pleasurable. It’s like the tag line of Pringles: ONCE YOU POP, THE FUN DON’T STOP.

I noticed that people are getting wiser, more knowledgeable and more aware of what is right from wrong, of what is safer from dangerous, and of what is healthier from 'junk' lifestyle. But the irony is, they know about it but they don't know how to apply it.

They know that "Cigarette smoking is bad for your health"... that it is advised to 'Drink Moderately"... But is it enough that they only knew about it?

How come they get used to smoking and drinking alcohol? Now let's dig for answers.

1. Peer Pressure - People never get enough until they have influenced others. And that others never get enough until they tried it. And when they tried, they never get enough until they get addicted to it.

2. Media - Nowadays, I noticed that there were no, or less, cigarettes' commercials. But what shocked me is that, every brand of alcohol has its own and that they have used BIG celebrities to promote their products.

Also, teleseryes and movies are now loaded with people drinking and smoking. The more disturbing is, these media are shown early in the morning or mid-afternoon, in which minors have the tendency to watch them and later on imitate them.

3. Newspapers, magazines, posters... - These are within the reach of many people. Even if a person is illiterate, if he/she see it, eventually they will have a taste of them.

4. Insufficient Laws - Oh what's new about the Philippines' legislative system? There are many bills about preventing and prohibiting such vices, but still none of them haven't become a law. How great was that, huh?

5. Availability and Affordability - There is no sari-sari store in the Philippines that doesn't have cigarettes and alcohols to sell. And I bet there is no day in the calendar that these vendors haven't sell such things.

Who said that they are difficult to remove in our lifestyle? In fact, the number ONE reason why are these substances are abused is that WE ARE WEAK TO RESIST SUCH THINGS. We make ourselves inferior to these vices. If we have the strength to try these, we also must have the strength to fight against it.

Our lives revolves in our hands, not on the cigarettes and alcohols.

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