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Tampa, Florida - U.S. Drug Czar John Walters is in Tampa touting local programs aimed at stopping students from using and abusing prescription drugs.

Walters is the National Director of Drugs Control Policy. He says many teens and young people believe prescription pills are not as dangerous as street drugs.

Tampa Catholic High School has already begun random drug testing. They test a few students every 2 weeks.

In Florida, 1 out of every 8 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 report abusing prescription drugs in the past year. Drug related deaths for both oxycodone and hydrocodone in Florida exceed those for heroin.

In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public schools could conduct random drug testing of athletes, expanding that in 2002 to include students involved in extracurricular activities.

yea it does. why is it that nobody can be trusted anymore.

with some people it could definately be more religious. but then you need to think of the agnostics too.