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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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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summer job. I had to attend orientation‚ complete a physical and submit a drug test. All of these were requirements for me to obtain my job. If I were to fail my drug test‚ I would not have been able to obtain employment in order to weed eat all day‚ as this is ultimately what my job consisted of. Of course I passed my drug test‚ but I find it very aggravating that I‚ in order to be able to weed eat all day‚ had to supply a drug test when there are people who are getting free money from the government
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Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is right and reasonable in order to stop the habitual offenders of misusing this benefit. Are the hard working drug tested tax payers ready to support this law since it’s the hard earned tax dollars that fund these benefits? The argument stands to reason that we need to take control as employers to stop the misuse of benefits that pay for illegal drugs. Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Did you know that as a tax payer‚ you are
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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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widespread drug epidemic. Welfare is a big discussion being brought to the table in many states‚ a lot of testing is being done to find out the real pros and cons deterring welfare recipients. Reaching out to the public teen to young adult age‚ there are many positive and negative aspects to creating this law in every state. States that conduct welfare drug testing combine paper questionnaires with physical drug testing. Many of the news articles that have been written about welfare drug testing have cited
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Mandatory Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients Presented by: Jennifer Tuggle Hinze UIN: 223002088 Thesis Statement Overall‚ mandatory drug testing initiatives have noble intentions such as: providing medical care to the abuser‚ preventing lifelong dependency‚ and saving taxpayer dollars‚ however‚ states should choose to not implement the intrusive testing because it is unconstitutional‚ costly‚ and ultimately detrimental to the child‚ not the parents. Through this presentation you
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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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unemployment insurance is 5.6 million. If the government is spending this much money on this many people‚ they all should at least be drug tested to ensure that the money they are receiving is being used to pay bills and not for buying and then using drugs. So therefore‚ I am for drug
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