As educators, parents, psychologists, and law enforcement officials search for answers as reports of continuing violence in our schools escalate, we offer one of the most successful deterrent programs available.

Principals of more that half of the nation's public schools reported an incident of crime or violence to law enforcement authorities last year. Each day more than 100,000 students bring weapons to school. And each day students are killed or wounded by these same weapons. Fearing victimization, over one-fifth of the students in our nations schools are afraid to use the school bathrooms.  We need to ask ourselves, is this the type of environment we want our coming generation and future leaders to grow up with?  If school is not safe, where can our children go?  

Students are not the only ones who experience fear at school. Yearly, over 6000 public school teachers are threatened by students. Violence is not unique to public schools or the nations urban centers. Nine percent of public, seven percent of private and six percent of non-sectarian school students reported being victims of violent acts or property crimes.  Even if we find one firearm in a students locker or bag, one question begs to be asked. What have we just prevented?  Parents, educators and administrators can no longer avoid the professional and moral obligation to protect our children with the best tool available.

Some government agencies, such as those noted below, report some drug use in schools to be dropping.  The fact remains that our children are still exposed to significant and detrimental quantities of illicit narcotics and alcohol.  We need to make a concerted and long-term effort to remove these negative influences from our schools.  In and of itself, our canine program can help make that goal realistic and reachable.  Keep in mind, that we are an important player in a team effort.  If the team does not work together, the issues will simply not be resolved.  Do you want your children exposed to these social ills on a daily basis?  Is this what we have in mind for the education of our youth?

Unlike many of our competitors, our Contraband Detection Dogs are trained to find not only illicit narcotics, but firearms/fireworks and alcoholic beverages as well.  We provide you with the capability to find all three odor groups for the same competitive price.

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) division released these statistics:

Methamphetamine.  According to the 2007 Monitoring the Future Survey�a national survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, methamphetamine abuse among students has been declining in recent years; however, it remains a concern. Survey results show that 1.8 percent of 8th graders, 2.8 percent of 10th graders, and 3.0 percent of 12th graders have tried methamphetamine. In addition, 0.6 percent of 8th graders, 0.4 percent of 10th graders, and 0.6 percent of 12th graders were current (past-month) methamphetamine abusers in 2007. Decreases in past-year abuse of methamphetamine were seen for 8th (from 1.8 percent to 1.1 percent) and 12th graders (from 2.5 percent to 1.7 percent) from 2006 to 2007.

Ecstasy. Between 2005 and 2007, past-year abuse of MDMA increased among 12th-graders, from 3.0 percent to 4.5 percent; and between 2004 and 2007, past-year abuse of MDMA increased among 10th-graders, from 2.4 percent to 3.5 percent.  For the third year in a row, the younger students surveyed reported a slightly weaker attitude about the risks associated with MDMA use. The proportion of 8th-graders who perceived risk of harm from using MDMA �occasionally� decreased significantly, from 52.0 percent in 2006 to 48.6 percent in 2007; this proportion also fell significantly among 10th-graders, from 71.3 percent in 2006 to 68.2 percent in 2007. Perceived risk of MDMA use remained unchanged for 12th-graders from 2006 to 2007.

Marijuana. According to the 2007 Monitoring the Future survey�a national survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, marijuana use has been declining since the late 1990s. Between 2000 and 2007, past-year use decreased more than 20 percent in all three grades combined. Nevertheless, marijuana use remains at unacceptably high levels, with more than 40 percent of high school seniors reporting use at least once in their lifetimes.

Cocaine and Crack Cocaine. According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 35.3 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used cocaine, and 8.5 million reported having used crack. An estimated 2.4 million Americans were current (past-month) users of cocaine; 702,000 were current users of crack. There were an estimated 977,000 new users of cocaine in 2006�most were 18 or older when they first used cocaine. Among young adults aged 18 to 25, the past-year use rate was 6.9 percent, showing no significant difference from the previous year.

Heroin. According to the 2007 Monitoring the Future survey, there were no significant changes since 2006 in the proportion of students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades reporting lifetime², past-year, and past-month use of heroin overall.  Heroin use has been steadily declining since the mid-1990s. Recent peaks in heroin use were observed in 1996 for 8th-graders, 1997�2000 for 10th-graders, and 2000 for 12th-graders. Annual prevalence of heroin use in 2007 dropped significantly, by between 38 percent and 40 percent, from these recent peak use years for each grade surveyed.  According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the number of current (past-month) heroin users in the United States increased from 136,000 in 2005 to 338,000 in 2006. The corresponding prevalence rate increased from 0.06 to 0.14 percent. There were 91,000 first-time users of heroin aged 12 or older in 2006, down from 108,000 reported in 2005. Among persons aged 12 to 49, the average age at first use of heroin was 20.7 years.

Alcohol. Alcohol use indicators remained mostly stable with some signs of decrease but only two changes that were statistically significant: Having been drunk in the past year declined among 8th graders, from 18.5 percent in 2000 to 16.6 percent in 2001. In an exception to the overall pattern, daily alcohol use increased among 12th graders, from 2.9 percent to 3.6 percent.

Inhalants.  According to the Monitoring the Future survey, more 8th graders (15.6 percent) have tried inhalants in their lifetime than any other illicit drug, including marijuana. Lifetime use (use at least once during a respondent�s lifetime) of inhalants was reported by 15.6 percent of 8th graders, 13.6 percent of 10th graders, and 10.5 percent of 12th graders in 2007; 3.9 percent of 8th graders, 2.5 percent of 10th graders, and 1.2 percent of 12th graders were current users of inhalants (had used at least once during the 30 days preceding response to the survey).  Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that the primary abusers of most inhalants are adolescents ages 12 to 17. In 2006, 4.4 percent of adolescents reported using inhalants in the past year. Among young adults aged 18 to 25, past-year use of inhalants decreased from 2.1 percent in 2005 to 1.8 percent in 2006. Of the 783,000 persons aged 12 or older who tried inhalants for the first time within the previous year, 77.2 percent were under age 18 when they first used.

Illicit narcotics are still prevalent in our schools. Even though in some cases we are seeing a slight decrease in use, the abusers and dealers remain. We need to eradicate this menace from our society. /p>

Our Contraband Detection Canine Services Program has one goal in mind. That is to reduce the presence and use of illicit and dangerous narcotics, alcohol, weapons, and prescription medication abuse on school grounds. What greater deterrent program could you possibly employ than a tool capable of locating contraband items? You have to ask yourself, what is the message that you wish to send to those persons who abuse your trust and place others at great risk?

Our handler/dog teams are tested to the same law enforcement standards set forth in Washington Administrative Code WAC 139-05-915.

We are registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the State of Washington Board of Pharmacy.

Our Contraband Dog handlers are trained in presumptive narcotics testing by VALTOX Laboratories of Sacramento, CA.

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