School of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Sciences, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio, USA.
College of Health and Human Services, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2020;55(14):2357-2363. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1817081. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
Adolescent drug use remains a critical public health issue. Almost 38 percent of school districts currently implement student drug testing, and more schools may be considering implementation due to emerging recreational drug use laws. Parents are an essential key stakeholder and decision-maker in school policies. The purpose of this study was to examine Colorado parents' perceptions regarding high school drug testing. A cross-sectional research design was used to assess parental support for implementing drug testing in public high schools. A total of 205 participants completed a survey evaluating support, attitude, and beliefs regarding this policy. Descriptive statistics, chi-square, and logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the data. The majority of parents perceived that alcohol (68.3%), cannabis (77.6%), and illicit drugs (51.2%) were a problem amongst students at their child's high school. Parents overall were supportive of drug testing students (61.9%), except for parents who were current cannabis users ( = .002). The majority of parents are supportive of drug testing because they believe it could help students resist peer pressure (65.9%), facilitate early intervention (e.g. counseling; 71.2%), while not violating student privacy rights (57.6%) or creating a negative school climate (50.7%). Parents recognize there may be an adolescent drug use problem. Parental support of drug testing is an important consideration for superintendents/school districts who are contemplating implementation of a drug testing policy for high schools.
青少年吸毒仍然是一个严重的公共卫生问题。目前，近 38%的学区实施学生药物测试，由于新兴的娱乐性药物使用法律，更多的学校可能正在考虑实施。家长是学校政策的重要利益相关者和决策者。本研究旨在调查科罗拉多州父母对高中药物测试的看法。采用横断面研究设计评估父母对在公立高中实施药物测试的支持程度。共有 205 名参与者完成了一项评估对该政策的支持、态度和信念的调查。进行了描述性统计、卡方检验和逻辑回归分析来检验数据。大多数家长认为学生在其子女的高中存在酒精（68.3%）、大麻（77.6%）和非法药物（51.2%）问题。总体而言，家长支持对学生进行药物测试（61.9%），但目前使用大麻的家长除外（ =.002）。大多数家长支持药物测试，因为他们认为这可以帮助学生抵制同伴压力（65.9%），促进早期干预（例如咨询；71.2%），同时不会侵犯学生的隐私权（57.6%）或造成负面的学校氛围（50.7%）。家长认识到可能存在青少年吸毒问题。对于正在考虑为高中实施药物测试政策的总监/学区来说，家长对药物测试的支持是一个重要的考虑因素。
