Outline

The paper is divided in 4 different sections. In sections 1 the paper includes Background, What is the problem, what is important about this issue, why you are arguing this particular way.

What does the reader need to know in order to understand this issue? The paper highlights the

1.Description

2.Definition

3.History

4.Current situation

Section 2 of the Body: Refutation of Opposing Views (This section can be here as a single section, or it can be broken down into several Opposing Views each of which is refuted and followed by Arguments separately.

1.What do opponents believe?

2.Why do they believe it?

3.Why are they wrong?

4.What do you need to say to convince your specific audience they are wrong?

Section 3 of the Body: Arguments in favor

1.Facts

2.Evidence

3.Statistics

4.Pictures

5.Graphs

6.Examples

7.Stories

8.Real situation

9.Made up instances that are LIKE real ones

10.Authoritative testimony

11.Etc.

Section 4 of the Body: Solutions

1.What do authorities suggest should be done?

Should parent's drug test their teenage kids at home?

Section 1

Background

In the United States, the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was just another sign of society's rebellion against attempts to control certain drugs. While revenue officers tried to enforce the alcohol excise tax instituted in 1791, people tarred and feathered the officers as a demonstration of the unpopularity of this tax. In 1851, lawmakers established the first prohibition law against alcohol, and within four years, 13 states had similar laws. However, by 1870, most of the states repealed the laws or significantly modified them. Morphine, introduced in the early 1800s, became popular for its potent analgesic properties. After the Civil War, soldiers came home with an addiction to morphine, and this, too became a drug of abuse.

Problem

Heroin, another dangerous drug, relieved the withdrawal symptoms of opium. Physicians introduced cocaine as an anesthetic and a cure for morphine addiction. These drugs, initially introduced to help people, quickly became drugs abused by our society.

Important

This study determined whether the use of children random drug testing provided an effective means to reduce drug usage in an entire country district.

Description

At the beginning of the 20th century, the U.S. government started paying attention to the growing concern over drug abuse. In 1906, Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required warning labels for medications known to be habit forming. The Harrison Act of 1914 severely limited the sale of narcotics and required doctors to maintain records on which medications they prescribed. The year 1937 saw the enactment of the Marijuana Tax Act, which prescribed harsh penalties for people who failed to pay the tax. This became the first time society labeled marijuana as a dangerous drug. Physicians created the first drug-screening program in the early 1920s to detect alcohol intoxication. Due to alcohol's quick metabolizing properties, a person's blood or breath became the only method to check for intoxication.

Definition

Children more susceptible to the lure of illegal drugs could use the possibility of being drug tested as a legitimate means of refusing drugs if confronted by peers.

History

Throughout history, people have used drugs to cure illnesses; alleviate pain; alter mood, thought, or ...