... brings up a very large question. Is drug testing an ethical way to decide employee drug use? It is also very hard to decide if the test is an invasion of employee privacy. "The ethical status of workplace drug testing can be expressed as a question of competing interests, between the employer's ... must be done in a certain manner. Someone who is incoherent because of drug abuse cannot be a pilot for example. This is why employers can test to see if characteristics or tendencies would affect performance. An employee may not want to give a urine or blood sample. The employee may not wan...

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... it comes to employees, however the response might be more along the lines of what does passing a drug test have to do with my ability to do the job. Conditions employers should test for drugs is to comply with Federal regulations, (e.g., the Department of Transportation, Department of Defense, Nuclear Regulatory ... FAA) has also issued drug-testing regulations, similar to those issued by the DOT, covering airline flight personnel. The Drug-Free Workplace Act, while not requiring drug testing, does require all federal contractors with contracts worth at least $25,000 or more, to establis...

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... fact opens them up to all kinds of applicants. If you do not screen your employees, how can you be sure that everyone you hire is drug-free? Many employers have no idea if any of their employees are using drugs. Personally, I feel that what you do on your own time is your ... business. As long as your habit does not interfere with your performance, your employer should have no right to subject you to a drug test. I also think that if restaurants offered substance abuse prevention programs, they would be less concerned about whether their employees were using drugs. Many companies also vi...

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... objects, loss in sense of time, red Skin, loss of memory, and dizziness. Depending on which test is used to determine if a person has used marijuana a test can pick up traces of THC anywhere between 1 week and 5 years after use. The most common test is a urine test which picks up traces of the chemical up to a week after the chemical was used. When marijuana ... they usually get similar treatment as an inpatient addict but are able to stay in their normal environment, unfortunately usually addicts relapse 6 or 7 times before hey are able to be free from the chemical they individually ab...

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... provided their samples in private. Drug education seminars or suspension from the team for two athletic seasons were the consequences that one faced if their test result was positive. One seventh grader, James Acton, disagreed with this policy and refused to submit a urine sample. Acton's defiance resulted ... concluded that " the ACLU was likely to succeed on its claim that random drug testing of student athletes would violate their right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures" (ACLU, 1997). In September of 1998, The ACLU of New Jersey announced that the Ridgefield Park Boa...

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... that tested employees are chosen through a truly random method with no supervisory input to avoid stereotyping any employees. Once an employer has determined the circumstances under which it will test employees for drugs and alcohol, the actual testing process is the next legal hurdle, which must be properly addressed. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires that ... the testing process be reasonable and not overly intrusive. Employers are violating employee rights on how the test is conducted. (Felman/Petrini) While random drug testing may be necessary to ensure...

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... athletes of all ages and levels of ability. The use of steroids is one of the biggest issues in the current debate weather or not it is fair for drug-free athletes to have to compete with athletes that break the law and take illegal steroids. Allowing those with an unfair advantage to compete can pressure drug ... -free athletes to use anabolic steroids to remain competitive. In fact, some legal analysts have viewed this issue as a reason for an Anabolic Steroid Control Act, but does the Anabolic Steroid ... few if any Olympic and professional level athletes. Still the most effective w...

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... or scared that others might see the results thinking what if my mom sees these results I could get in trouble this would cause them to alter the results of the test causing them to give the end result poor validity.3 Studies or evidence found in the past have supported the findings which the article just said no had found. In 1999 ... in December an annual survey was put out by the partnership for a drug free america, that found that teens found drugs to be uncool and not the right thing to do. Other evidence found that the role of drugs was starting to disappear.4 The ... 9.9%. The ki...

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... . Those athletes, such as Bam Morris, who use steroids do not give clean athletes a fair chance. Testing allows officials to eliminate from competition those who have taken drugs, giving drug-free players a reasonable chance of winning. Many feel drug abuse is a disease and that athletes should be screened for drug abuse just as they are checked for other medical conditions. Consequently ... . Also, the tests can pick up substances that you can find in everyday life such as food or over the counter medicine and come back positive. Then when an athlete test come back positive it sometimes ...

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... ability and to search for learning disabilities. Tests such as the Wechler Intelligence Scale are used for intelligence testing; yet, much debate exists because of the need to change the test to meet the child's attention deficit. It is quite often found that the majority of ADHD children improve with psycho pharmaceuticals, specifically stimulants such as Ritalin. Results reveal that medication ... families Drug abuse by mother Alcohol abuse by mother Problems in mother's pregnancy Birth trauma Early child abuse Brain injuries from accidents Meningitis Encephalitis Low-level lead poiso...

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... benefit from. Mandatory drug testing is a violation of the Fourth Amendment's ban on "unreasonable searches and seizures." An official must have a suspicion of drug use before they are allowed to test. But apparently some schools think their right to stop drug abuse is greater than the student's right to privacy. There are even a few schools that have gone as far as ... treating students who refuse the drug tests the same as students who test positive for drugs! Students should not have to give up their privacy to schools for something that will only affect the very few who abuse drugs....

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... certain places (ex. privacy of your own home, in certain smoke shops). Also, no one should be able to drive under the influence of marijuana. I"m not sure how one could test this since it does stay in your system for about a month, but I"m sure the government would come up with a solution for this. Also, people should not be penalized for smoking ... ...

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... to harder drugs. Today, marijuana is getting closer to legalization. With states starting to legalize it for medicinal purposes, marijuana may soon be compared to a simple cigarette. Even though many test are being done to prove marijuana as a harmful drug, the truth of the matter is that it is not. In conclusion, marijuana is a rather harmless drug compared to the legal ... ...

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... achieve benefits from the drug, patients would literally have to be stoned all the time. Unfortunately, the "efficacy" of marijuana is unclear because as an illicit drug studies to adequately test it have been thwarted by drug control agencies. Scientist say that marijuana can negatively affect cognition and motor function. It also affects short term memory and can interfere with perception ... ...

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One of the most controversial issues in the United States is over medical marijuana. Many experiments test the validity of the drug as a medicine, and results of these experiments receive much praise but also some critique. The DEA and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana ... ...

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... a fetus is not a person in the eyes of the law. Seventeen states have enacted civil laws making it possible for authorities to take away the children of pregnant women who test positive for drugs. In 1997, South Carolina's Supreme Court stated that drug using pregnant women can be prosecuted criminally and sentenced to as much as 10 years in prison. Hospital ... ...

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... types of programs available to substance abusers. Methods that last less than six months are short-term programs, and are generally less effective than longer sessions. Residential therapy and drug-free outpatient therapy are two short-term techniques. An example of a long-term method would be methadone maintenance outpatient treatment for heroin addicts or residential therapeutic community treatment. Short-term ... and cocaine abusers as the primary patients. A three- to six-week inpatient treatment phase is involved, as well as extended outpatient therapy or participation in self-help g...

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... support international treaties and agreements, including international authorizations and penalties against drug trafficking, and oppose attempts to weaken international drug policies and laws. Higher support in organizing efforts for a drug-free environment is needed in every community. Students need to be offered a higher number of extracurricular activities in which to participate. This would help keep children and teens off of the ... streets. In their free time they would still be able to hang out with their peers and have fun, yet they would be safer being held under adult supervi...

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... support international treaties and agreements, including international authorizations and penalties against drug trafficking, and oppose attempts to weaken international drug policies and laws. Higher support in organizing efforts for a drug-free environment is needed in every community. Students need to be offered a higher number of extracurricular activities in which to participate. This would help keep children and teens off of the ... streets. In their free time they would still be able to hang out with their peers and have fun, yet they would be safer being held under adult supervi...

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... gustatory imagery and the return of the author's childhood memories. The first stanza appears to be the longest, with relatively less punctuation than the following stanzas. The poem is in free verse, and this is especially apparent in the first stanza where the author uses sentence forms similar to that of an interior monologue. This emphasizes the presence of the &apos ... that the author has been engaging in drug use. It is known that drugs and alcohol can inhibit a person's ability to structure and communicate their thoughts, and the use of free verse and interior monologue suggests...

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... of civil liberties is the freedom of privacy. One of the major fundamentals of a Democratic society is the right to have a private life, free from people and governments prying into our daily lives. The argument for being free to lead a private life is important, because it prevents us from having to show publicly some private aspects of our daily lives. For example ... ...

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... support international treaties and agreements, including international authorizations and penalties against drug trafficking, and oppose attempts to weaken international drug policies and laws. Higher support in organizing efforts for a drug-free environment is needed in every community. Students need to be offered a higher number of after school activities in which to participate. This would help keep children and teens off of ... the streets. In their free time they would still be able to hang out with their friends and have fun, yet they would be safer being held under adult supervis...

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... bars are primary gathering places for gay groups. Statistically, clubs and bars have a high rate of drug and alcohol use. At the same time, these establishments promote a glamorous and guilt-free lifestyle. It is an "anything goes" attitude, and it is all too easy for people to become entangled in the scene. The younger years constitute a point when more mature social ... , and being accepted. Aside from this fact, young people are often curious and experiment with the drugs or other substances. The drugs become more captivating when they are presented at a free or discounted price. If u...

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... this concept are self destructive, and pessimistic environments. The most important part of Portugal's reformed drug policy was its willingness to aid users in their challenge to have a healthier, drug free life, instead of punishing them. There can be much fallacy found in treating users with unfair consequences. When those that are already addicted to illegal substances are confronted with hardship ... ...

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... application understand and accept drug testing as a condition of their approval. If employees are drug tested how can testing of welfare recipients be considered unfair? Who would want to lose free money? On the other side of this argument is the stance of those who believe that the social and economic differences between the "haves and the have nots" ... ...

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