The Drug Testing Problem at Standard Chemical Standard Chemical Company processes toxic chemicals that are sold for commercial use. Vicky Jacobsen‚ HR Manager‚ attended seminar on drug abuse in the workforce. Company decided to implement a Drug and Alcohol Program Concerns with termination Local Union feels it will be “witch hunt” Union assured there would be “checks and balances” Notification of the Program Program was presented to employees during group meetings Brochure was distributed with
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public assistance applicants should be required to take a mandatory drug test before they can qualify to receive any form of public assistance. Drug tests can detect a number of different illegal substances like‚ marijuana‚ steroids‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine‚ PCP‚ and opiates. “More than 22 million Americans age 12 and older - nearly 9% of the U.S. population - use illegal drugs‚ according to the government’s 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health”(CNN). One should never feel they are entitled to
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Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Many people are constantly discussing the issue of welfare recipients abusing the system and spending their money on drugs while receiving government assistance. This issue has brought forward a possible solution of states passing legislation that will require welfare applicants to submit to a drug test before receiving any sort of government assistance. Drug testing welfare applicants before allowing them to receive assistance is a positive idea because most employers
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Drug Testing High School Athletes Anabolic steroids are dangerous and deadly even when used within certain guidelines; therefore‚ use of anabolic steroids should be universally illegal‚ and high school- aged athletes should be tested to discourage their steroids to artificially enhance performance. Steroids are a group of compounds derived from testosterone or produced unnaturally to stimulate tissue repair and body growth. Steroids are commercially available in several forms including tablets
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commits. All of this happened because he took steroids and then‚ without any warning‚ he was ordered to take a drug test (Withers). All because of this drug test his baseball career could be ruined and he might not have his support system anymore. Many people believe that random drug testing should be abolished. Many high school students and athletes deal with pressure everyday. Doing drugs is not a way to deal with it but people slip up and do it all the time. Everyone makes mistakes in
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Animal Testing is a cruel experiment when animals are used as test subjects on products and drugs. This causes harm to the animals‚ and is not always reliable. Animas should not be tested on for products Animal testing is unreliable. Some may say animals are appropriate test subjects because they are similar to humans. Professor Paul Furlong states that "it’s very hard to create an animal model that even equates closely to what we’re trying to achieve in the human.". So testing on animals wont
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Animal Testing Controversy Did you know that without animals being used for testing‚ we would not be able to use cosmetic items safely? Even is they were safe there would be no way we would know that at anytime out face or body would break out with a rash. There has been a HUGE controversy over testing animals. Honestly I believe that testing animals is the only fool proof way to keep humans safe. Continue to read this to find out why I believe to way I do.. My first reason is testing animals
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Standardized testing is suppose to help students thrive and succeed. It is placed in American school systems to prepare the students for life or a higher education. One can infer that standardized testing shows accurately good measures growth of student performance and can target areas of weakness and development. In contrast‚ standardized testing cannot measure attributes‚ or student worth. It defines the students on how they test or their achievements in academics. A test cannot determine a student’s
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Argument: Audience Analysis In this essay I tried to give more insight as to the reasons why Cigaretts should be illegal and be banned from even being sold. I give examples and true statistics on how cigarettes are harming the air‚ polluting it and the harms it has on your body and the long term affects it can have on not just your body but your mental state. I did research on the amount of people smoking cigarettes and how it affects not only the person smoking but the people or nature around
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Jonathon Walters author of “Should Welfare Recipients be Drug Tested?” published an article on March 13‚ 2012 for Governing: The State and Localities that provided readers with several points of interest when discussing drug testing welfare recipients. Walters states in his article “According to the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ almost two dozen states are considering bills that require drug testing those either applying for or receiving public benefits‚ a policy that has been cut down
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