But by then a fellow worker may have lost an arm, a leg, an eye or a hand - a patient her own life. The aim of testing is to prevent mistakes, not to allocate blame after the event. It will be introduced well or very badly. Either we take hold of the issue now or the issue will take hold of us. This autumn over 700,000 new high school entrants will find ready access to every illegal drug - from friends.
Every secondary school has a drugs problem.
Every classroom is affected whether teachers realise it or not. Some pupils are suffering after effects of drug-taking almost every day. The 'pusher at the gate' is a myth. Pupils usually get drugs from friends. Too many schools lessons on drugs actually encourage use because they give facts in a moral vacuum.