Drug Testing Research Paper
Drug Testing Welfare Applicants Drug tests are a meaningful deterrent against drug use and a solid prevention strategy. The fourth amendment says "unreasonable search and seizure," It is NOT unreasonable to search a person if someone is giving them something. If a bank was giving out a loan, it would be quite reasonable for them search the applicant’s credit history. Applicants must to submit private and personal data to show they are eligible to receive government benefits. It is important that federal and state governments make sure that individuals who are receiving special assistance from the government are not using those funds that they are attaining to purchase and buy drugs instead of food and other necessity items.
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Mitt Romney has supported the idea. “People who are receiving welfare benefits, government benefits, we should make sure they’re not using those benefits to pay for drugs,†(Romney, 2012). Oklahoma’s Governor, Mary Fallin, also agrees. “Hardworking taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to subsidize drug abuse,†(Fallin, 2011). Asking applicants to submit a drug test is no different from an employer requiring a passing drug test or the military requiring soldiers are drug- …show more content…
These contracts are geared in helping the client in treatment and to assist the entire family in getting the necessary support services to move toward self-sufficiency. For some individuals knowing that their cash aid depended upon their ability to produce a clean urine sample and pass a drug test could help them stay clean. This in turn may motivate people to go out and spend time looking for higher paying jobs so they will not have to live off state assistance. It could also help social workers know when children are around drug abuse, and thus prevent further abuse in families. It is time to break the cycle of dependency in these impoverished situations. Every individual needs to make his or her voice heard and vote to pass state and federal laws requiring applicants to be drug free to receive any government
Families …show more content…
Mitt Romney has supported the idea. “People who are receiving welfare benefits, government benefits, we should make sure they’re not using those benefits to pay for drugs,†(Romney, 2012). Oklahoma’s Governor, Mary Fallin, also agrees. “Hardworking taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to subsidize drug abuse,†(Fallin, 2011). Asking applicants to submit a drug test is no different from an employer requiring a passing drug test or the military requiring soldiers are drug- …show more content…
These contracts are geared in helping the client in treatment and to assist the entire family in getting the necessary support services to move toward self-sufficiency. For some individuals knowing that their cash aid depended upon their ability to produce a clean urine sample and pass a drug test could help them stay clean. This in turn may motivate people to go out and spend time looking for higher paying jobs so they will not have to live off state assistance. It could also help social workers know when children are around drug abuse, and thus prevent further abuse in families. It is time to break the cycle of dependency in these impoverished situations. Every individual needs to make his or her voice heard and vote to pass state and federal laws requiring applicants to be drug free to receive any government