Would Drug Checks in Schools Minimize the Drug Abuse? ANy Statistics or Proof of This?

Question by darkid: Would drug checks in schools minimize the drug abuse? ANy statistics or proof of this?
I need proof of this, if there is to be drug checks does the use deacrease?

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Answer by THE VILLIAN
Technically no, why: because it has been shown that when laws are in place it makes more people do the opposite. Example in Europe in some countries they do not have a drinking age at all, but yet fewer teenagers drink over there. One road has no speed limit and has rarely any accidents vs the U.S.

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