Sick. Just SICK.

[ShadowHM]

However, rich suburban kids have kept the drug trade prosperous since I was a teen.

I don't want to detract from the other points Occhi made, but this generalization cannot be passed over.

BAH Only the 'rich suburban kids'? I flatly refuse to believe it. Drugs (as discussed on another board recently) have been about a long time and are tested/enjoyed by many the teenager of all backgrounds.

I graduated from high school in 1972 and, while there was no cocaine available, it was easy to find marijuana products (hash by preference, because it was more easily transported), LSD, peyote, MDA and other fun-enhancing stuff, including that ever-important drug - alcohol. In general, while the transactions did not take place inside the school, it was certainly possible to place your order there. This was not rich suburbia. This was a lower-middle class rural small town.

There will always be 'drugs in the high schools'. The issue is whether the culture of that school makes it open or secret. A good administrator will ensure that those who partake take pains to conceal it from others while in the school. And it doesn't have to involve armed police raids to accomplish that.