Those following the Mexican story over the last year will...

Those following the Mexican story over the last year will realise that student testing has occurred in 2 States - a pilot test last Feb in Nuevo Leon using Oraline iv and a larger testing program in Iztapalapa using some Mexican urine product.

The results of the latter have been released today - with a 5% detection rate. This is fairly high given that students would have been anticipating getting tested. Should be on-going - and hopefully we will be able to compete in any subsequent programs.

"213 students fail antidoping

Despite the disapproval of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District to practice test for drugs, because they violate the rights of minors, the presumed leader delegacional action against the Secretary of Education, Josefina Vazquez.

2009-01-22 • City

As part of the detection of addiction, the drug was applied to students of primary, secondary and high school in the Iztapalapa delegation and found that 213 students between 12 and 18 years consumed marijuana, cocaine and inhalants, informed the head of the demarcation Horacio Martinez.

Despite the disapproval of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District to practice test for drugs, because they violate the rights of minors, the presumed leader delegacional action against the Secretary of Education, Josefina Vazquez.

During the ceremony remodeled schools in Iztapalapa, Martinez said that the tests were conducted with permission of parents and off campus, also have not released the names of those who were positive and the school to which they belong because "we must look after this space."

He said that those who were positive to the test of 18 January 2008 to January 16, 2009, are channeled to the rehabilitation clinic sponsored by the Center for Juvenile Integration.

The test was performed to 5 thousand 439 students, of whom 51.17 percent (from 12 to 16 years) consumed inhalants; 26.29 percent (16 to 18 years) marijuana; 18.31 percent (12 to 15 years), marijuana, 2.82 percent (18 years), marijuana and cocaine, and 1.41 percent (18 years), cocaine.

Meanwhile, the head of the Ministry said that the unit in charge of strengthening the Safe School program and when such cases were detected, as has been pointed out that Mr delegate, so we coordinate closely with the Ministry of Health.

What is done is to channel, with the permission of parents, of course, to these students or those cases that are detected so unfortunate, "he said


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