year‚ I started my first real 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
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Drug Testing in Schools Kortney Gherardi DeVry University Drug Testing in Schools Drug testing in schools for extracurricular activities has been a controversial issue for years due to privacy reasons. There are schools that have already implemented drug testing for extracurricular activities. Drug testing teaches students that using drugs while participating in extracurricular activities is not acceptable. It is a good way to teach the students responsibility. It teaches the
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Drugs are a deadly killer that have entered our schools and are ruining the lives of countless students and families. Drugs destroy the adolescent brain‚ leading to undesirable consequences such as academic challenges‚ drug dependency and addiction. Drug testing in high schools is a solution that can prevent the use of drugs among teens and avert horrifying outcomes such as altered brain function and even death. Mandatory drug testing should be enforced in schools to prevent illicit drug use‚ which
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27th 2010 Is drug testing an unwarranted invasion of employee privacy? Which is more important--getting drugs out of the workplace or protecting the privacy of the employee? What about other health-threatening activities‚ i.e. smoking outside of working hours‚ unprotected sex‚ etc. Should employers be able to question or test employees or potential employees about these activities? Both of these scenarios are tricky ones. On the one hand‚ any employer would want to get drugs out of the workplace
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Drug testing? Insane‚ outrageous‚ and wasteful. The issue is whether or not welfare recipients should be drug tested and clean in order to receive funding. Because laboratory tests are often inaccurate‚ drug testing should not be required. To begin with‚ drug testing might be illegal search and seizure and might end up not saving money. First and foremost‚ “a law requiring drug tests would be unconstitutional. The US Constitution’s fourth amendment protects Americans against unreasonable searches
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In 1971‚ President Nixon declared and implemented the War on Drugs. Since that time‚ the U.S. has spent approximately 1 trillion dollars funding this campaign. Now‚ I am not a mathematician‚ but that would be about 25 billion dollars per year or 793 dollars per second. Today‚ illegal drugs are cheaper and easier to acquire despite astronomical amounts of government spending to enforce a failing policy. The War on Drugs should be ended for two reasons: the dramatic growth of incarceration rates and
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changing society it is important that we understand the growing issue of illicit drug use in the workplace. 70% of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed. Marijuana is the most commonly used and abused illegal drug by employees‚ followed by cocaine‚ with prescription drug use steadily increasing (“Drugs” 1). The federal government does not require most private companies or individuals to have a drug-free workplace policy exceptions include federal contractors and grantees
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Over the years drugs have been becoming more common when it comes to high schoolers. There has been a lot of controversy on whether or not random drug testing is a good or bad thing for athletes. Random drug testing is becoming more common to many schools throughout the world to help reduce substance drug abuse in athletes and to allow schools to help keep students safe. Random drug testing in high school athletes is a great way for adults to help kids overcome drug abuse. Drug testing in schools provides
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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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Legalization of Drugs Cocaine‚ Heroin‚ Marijuana‚ and even Alcohol are all types of drugs. These drugs can be deadly‚ and could even kill someone if not handled responsibly. Do the American people even realize what drugs can do? The Rand Corp. said it believes that marijuana use could double in California if legalization passes due to dramatically reduced prices and increased social acceptance – which‚ in turn‚ might increase various health risks‚ including increased heart rate‚ anxiety as well
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