CURRENT ISSUES AND ENDURING QUESTIONS SORROUNDING MANDATORY DRUG TESTING AT SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES Introduction Over the past several decades‚ mandatory drug testing policies at workplaces and schools has become more prevalent than ever. Although some people may view this as having only beneficial results‚ not everyone agrees‚ and some view this process as an ethical dilemma. As with many ethical dilemmas‚ there is a vast array of opinions held by individuals. The purpose of this
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"Drugs‚ Alcohol‚ and Tobacco Testing" The procedure of testing student for drugs‚ alcohol and tobacco before every school day should be allowed. The fact that the subject of drug testing has even been brought up is a sign that illegal substances have become troublesome in high school environments. Therefore‚ school officials should be allowed to use any means necessary to discourage the use of these illegal substances‚ even if it means that the school officials could become dangerously close to
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Utilitarian and Deontological Theory Drug Testing ETH 501 TUI University Abstract Drug testing is becoming a standard practice is the workplace. Companies are finding that by conducting random drug testing of their employees it amounts to huge long term savings for the company. There are several benefits for companies that conduct drug testing. Companies have a legal obligation to ensure a safe work environment to all employees‚ and implementation of drug testing assures this. The utilitarian would
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Mandatory Drug Testing of High School Athletes Brandon had always wanted to play football for his high school team. He had always been one of the slowest and smallest boys in his grade. While in 8th grade‚ he was introduced to performance enhancing drugs. He was sold on the fact that they would make him stronger‚ faster‚ and maybe give him a shot to make the high school football team. During his first year of taking the performance enhancing drug‚ Brandon had increased strength and self-pride
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3 Sep. 2013 “Do School Drug Tests Violate Students’ Rights?” To many students and their parents‚ taking a drug test is a violation of privacy. For the students it is ridiculous and embarrassing to pee in a cup for the school to test. Doing so without even telling the student first or asking if they are doing drugs. Some students refer to the U.S. constitution to show that random drug testing is a major violation of privacy. School drug testing should not be allowed because it is not
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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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are drug testing students in hopes that it will curb student drug use. The majority of these policies target student-athletes or participants in extracurricular activities‚ and on both sides of the debate‚ many questions remain: Is student drug testing an invasion of privacy? How prevalent are drug-testing policies in U.S. schools? Does research show that these policies work? A look at the facts provides a clearer picture about the benefits and problems associated with student drug testing.
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Drug Testing in the Workplace This paper intends to make assertions against drug testing in the workplace especially where the activities of others could be disturbed. No worker wants that his private life is invaded and suspected. You do not want your life to be your boss’s business. Individual and civil rights are the ones that are most respected‚ giving every citizen the right to keep his life private and not scrutinized. However‚ with the advent of efficient technological tools
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you want to have access to it? Even if the experimental drug was not 100 percent guaranteed to benefit you‚ at least you are giving yourself a chance to survive. On the other hand‚ it can be extremely difficult for clinical trial director’s to get the data that they need‚ without it being rather skewed. Generally‚ a clinical trial would not want to accept a patient who is terminally ill for the fact that it might be too late for any new drug to help them survive. Based on that transpiring multiple
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Federal Court Decisions Mandatory Suspicionless Testing of Student Athletes Ruled Constitutional The legal foundation for suspicionless student drug testing rests upon Vernonia v. Acton (1995). In that landmark decision‚ the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a school policy requiring student athletes to pass random urinalysis tests as a ground for participation in interscholastic sports. The Court rejected a Fourth Amendment claim asserting that such tests are an unconstitutional invasion
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