Campus Change Campaign
As young people, we’ll have to live with the implications and consequences of drug policies for the rest of our lives. That’s why it’s up to us to create more sensible and effective ways to deal with the real and complex issues of drug abuse and addiction. As students on college campuses, we have a unique opportunity to take the lead in formulating and enacting alternative drug policies. More...

The Higher Education Act
Since 2000, students with drug convictions have been blocked access to federal financial aid as a result of a little known provision of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Added as a committee amendment in 1998, the Drug Provision slipped into the 257-page HEA reauthorization bill without debate or a recorded vote. More...

Government Anti-Drug Ads
The government spends millions of taxpayer dollars every year on an offensive and misleading anti-drug advertising campaign, even though scientific studies have repeatedly shown the ads are not only ineffective at reducing drug abuse, but that they may actually increase pro-drug attitudes in teens. More...

Drug Education and Counseling
Drug abuse and addiction are real problems in many schools throughout the country. Clearly, students, parents, and educators need to work together to address the problems that drug abuse presents to schools and communities. Unfortunately, more often than not, the government-sponsored programs aimed at solving these problems actually make them worse, while alienating students in the process. More...

Student Rights and Privacy (Drug Testing and School Searches)
Currently less than 5 percent of high schools in the U.S. perform random drug tests on their students. However, the federal government has recently ramped up its campaign to encourage schools to implement drug testing regimes and even offers grants to fund them. Meanwhile, representatives from drug testing companies are increasingly arranging presentations in front of local school boards to promote their products. As a result, some schools require students to submit to drug testing if they want to participate in any extra-curricular activity More...

Youth Culture
Since its inception, one of the primary motivations behind America?s War on Drugs has been the concern for the welfare and social development of children. Policymakers have rightly argued that laws should be crafted to protect young people from the dangers of drugs. This makes good sense given that young people are vulnerable to becoming victims of addiction, the violence associated with the black market drug trade, and exploitation as sales agents for drug traffickers. More...