Drug Czar John Walters is at it again; he's traveling around the country on a taxpayer-funded drug war tour to promote student drug testing as the "silver bullet" to adolescent drug use and his next stop is in your state.

As residents of Pennsylvania, you can convince educators and parents that Walters' quick fix solution not only is ineffective, has dangerous unintended consequences, and violates the rights of parents and the physical and moral integrity of young people, but may also violate the Pennsylvania Constitution. Since the 2003 Supreme Court case, which upheld Pennsylvanians' heightened constitutional right to privacy, many school districts in Pennsylvania have abandoned their programs, however some districts continue to test.

Now is your chance to be a part of the opposition by joining other Drug Policy Alliance members to speak up against this insidious policy at the Pittsburgh summit.

In Walters' first two summits held in Dallas and St. Louis, Alliance members made their voices heard with thoughtful questions that pressured the ONDCP to acknowledge the harms of student drug testing. Their inquiries highlighted the flaws and inconsistencies in the messages of the presenters for other attendees. With the help of our online toolkit, which contains action ideas, and by signing up to our meet-up tool, which connects you to other reformers to strategize before attending the summit, you too can impact Walters' drug testing policy!

If you attend the summit, please grab hand-outs, snap pictures and share with us what happened by emailing jkern@drugpolicy.org.

The date and location of the meeting is:

-- Thursday, May 5, 2005, 9am-5pm
Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh, 1160 Thorn Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA.

Thanks for being involved and taking the time to let ONDCP know that their misinformation campaign will not go unchallenged!

Learn More About Student Drug Testing

Drug testing is humiliating, costly and ineffective, but it's an easy anti-drug soundbite for the White House. Student testing breaks the trust between children and adults, and drives students away from extracurricular activities.  What's more, studies even show that student drug testing doesn't work to deter drug use.

Visit our website and read a copy of our booklet Making Sense of Student Drug Testing: Why Educators Are Saying No.