Drug testing

Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Introduction Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is a controversial issue. Should the government hold people accepting government entitlement’s accountable for illegal drug use or would this type of action cross the boundary of civil liberties into an invasion of privacy? The government has a vested interest in getting welfare recipients back into the working population. Holding welfare recipients accountable for illicit drug use only ensures

Drug testing in the workplace started happening in 1988 and till this day is still continuing. Not until 1991 did they start drug testing on employees who work on aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, and pipelines. Today, mostly everywhere you apply for a job a drug test is mandatory. Which is reasonable because if illegal drugs are involved, drug use can affect workplace concentration and judgment which could put the employee at risk. But should a drug test be required only for those in

The bigger you are, the bigger the lies? Drug testing in sports is a significant issue, even though people don’t take it as serious as they should. This happens because players in sports either don’t have knowledge about steroids, or they feel the need to make themselves look bigger. The problem is when they do take this drug, the players get away with it, and become better than everyone else. That’s why I think drug testing should alter their way of testing to make the games even. It all starts

Drug Testing on Athletes If the high school that you went to did randomized drug testing on athletes would you have been fine with it? Drug testing is violating the athletes Fourth Amendment right. The testing is a waste of money by the school. Drug testing doesn’t deter student athletes from doing drugs if he or she know it is randomized. Randomized drug testing of high school athletes is a bad idea. Drug testing of high school athletes is a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States

In many professions, drug testing is the norm. When a company hires an employee, they may be required to be drug tested (Deschenaux, 2015). Throughout the duration of the employment term, drug testing may be required, rather this is a surprise test or not. It would be my opinion that drug testing, for the most part, be used. In many professions, such as hospital, school, or military settings drug testing is mandatory. After all would an individual like to know that their doctor, nurse, child’s teacher

Drugs are everywhere around the world. They are in the streets, labs, transportation, and and selling them. Above all, drugs have been a huge problem to the world and in recent years it is now in schools where education is important and helpful. It is why i think drug testing should be required in all the schools. Mainly because of drugs affecting students with their education and focus. Drugs are never good for your body and can be life threatening. Although some people believe that only certain

regarding illegal drug use in the workplace. Employees who engage in the illegal use of drugs risk their safety, that of their colleagues and customers. As part of the company’s responsibilities, you should commit to maintaining a healthy and happy workforce. The policy will provide a formal process to aid employees in dealing with substances that can negatively impact or impede with work performance. Therefore, it should be policy to pre-employment testing and for cause. Drug use by employees is

issue of legal or illegal 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). There are no requirements for private employers to have a drug-free workplace policy other than federal contractors as well as safety industry positions. The most common reasons we drug test; required by law, reasonable

compulsory drug testing in the workplace is that it should be mandatory before an individual is hired for employment. The first positive aspect of drug testing in the workplace is to identify those employers who come to work under the influence putting their co-workers as well as themselves at risk by being involved in a preventable accident. In my opinion this is probably the most important as well because it could potentially save many lives to include the abuser. Secondly, drug testing in the work

Drug Testing in Schools The topic of random drug testing has been a very controversial one, especially in the last few years. RSDT (random student drug testing) made a rise in popularity after being legalized by the United States Supreme Court in 2006. This ruling made testing students who participate in extracurriculars or drive to school able to be tested for illegal drug abuse. This court decision is like many others in the aspect that some strongly agree and others heavily disagree. One side