A study was taken at the University of Michigan, and of all their 12th graders, 12% tried narcotics and 1% tried heroin. This data represents a need for random drug testing in schools. It can identify students that need help and keep others from falling into bad crowds. To keep our students and schools safe ,and effectively cut down on teen drug use, random drug testing should be allowed in schools. First, random drug testing schools should be implemented for the safety of the students. According to NYT, “90% of all NOVT students tried marijuana and 60% tried opiates and other pharmaceuticals” (Slotnik para. 7). If NOVT had random drug testing, they could’ve detected that sooner and helped the students in earlier from harmful exposure to drugs. This could’ve also improved the safety of the students due to the fact that they wouldn’t have to go to dangerous people in order to obtain the substances. They could’ve been hurt in the receival of these items. Also, of all the 12th graders at U of M, “...12% tried narcotics and 1% tried heroin.