pros and cons of mandatory drug testing‚ the reasons one should or should not be tested‚ and the effects drug testing will have on families. This article is very informative on the ways drug testing can or cannot help the society‚ and thoroughly discusses the reasons behind a person’s opinion of why mandatory drug testing should or should not happen. Authors of this article have researched facts on this topic‚ and all have the credentials to write about mandatory drug testing and it’s benefits. Many
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Drug testing for professional athletes has been a debate for a long time. Drug tests are tests that are used to find out if someone has used drugs or not. “Urine is the most common type of drug test. Others are hair samples‚ sweat patches‚ oral fluid‚ and alcohol breath” (Drug Testing). Athletes get tested for drugs because they can have an unfair advantage over other athletes. “PEDs or Performance Enhancing Drugs are drugs that give athletes unfair advantages if they use them. PEDs have the ability
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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients The question at hand is‚ should recipients of welfare undergo drug testing for use of illegal drugs in order to receive their welfare checks? This is one of the issues that the US Congress and the US citizens have been debating for years. Author‚ Arthur Delany explains the concern of both sides of this question in his article‚ “Welfare Drug Testing Bill Introduced In Congress”‚ published in The Huffington Post. Like many social issues‚ there are opposing
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Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) have been operating in Europe for the last three decades. Their primary aim is to reduce the risks of disease transmission through unhygienic injecting practices‚ prevent drug-related overdose deaths and connect high-risk drug users with addiction treatment‚ social and health services. They also hope to reduce the occurrence of drug use in public places and to tackle the number of discarded needles and other public order problems linked with street drug using. Drug
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Drug abuse is a major problem in our society as a whole and increasingly within our youth. In recent years‚ many school districts have implemented student athlete drug testing programs within their schools. Athletes were targeted because student athletics are voluntary and the "athletes are often held to higher standards than other students‚ keeping their grades up for example" (Tantillo‚ Wen & Morgo‚ 1995‚ p. A22). "The issue of drug testing has caused a national debate that still persists. The
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1. There should be testing for all the drug and sports for all sports. All sports should be tested for drugs because all sports can have drugs. Football probably has it the most that want to look strong. Drug use by athletes has been a controversial issue for many years. With each of these scandals being met with a disjuncture among experts and fans alike‚ the question comes down to not who is using‚ but whether or not drug testing should even be present in sports. 2. If each of us thought
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housing. Currently there is mass debate‚ in courtrooms across the U.S.‚ regarding the legality and morality of pre-assistance drug testing. This report is intended to familiarize the reader with the history of welfare reform; the histories of drug testing in regards to assistance eligibility; and persuade the audience to vote yes for mandatory pre-assistance drug testing. b) Body b.i) History of Welfare (b.i.1) The first welfare programs originated with the Social Security Act of 1935. (b.i
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Prescription drug abuse is any use of prescription medications in a way that is not intended by the prescribing medical professional. Prescription drug abuse and misuse involves taking shared medication‚ as well as over consumption of medications in order to experience elicited feelings. Inappropriate or excessive drug use may become compulsive and ongoing despite negative consequences (https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/prescription-drugs/what-prescription-drug-abuse). Canada
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The issue of mandatory drug testing for certain jobs is perplexing and a complicated topic. After hearing both sides of the debate presented in class‚ I feel that drug testing for certain jobs is a beneficial aspect to incorporate into the workplace. I feel this way due to the potential that testing for drugs in certain jobs such as healthcare‚ government officials‚ law enforcement and other occupations that involve decisions that can directly impact the lives of others‚ has on removing harmful individuals
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transportation jobs for drug and alcohol use. It was a good idea because workers who abuse drugs are more likely to injure themselves and put other people at risk. Thus‚ the workplace drug testing has developed because of the growing use and abuse of drug and alcohol in modern society. Workplace drug testing has a lot of advantages. Even though some people argue that the process is both unfair and unnecessary‚ some classes of prospective should be tested. Workplace drug testing has become more prevalent
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