Welfare Drug–test Bill Deepens Stigma
Welfare drug–test bill deepens stigma
Filed under: drug addiction test
Maine lawmakers need to shake their addiction to bills that would require welfare recipients to undergo random drug tests. The latest, LD 678, proposed by Rep. Paulette Beaudoin, D-Biddeford, would allow the state to administer random drug tests to … Read more on Bangor Daily News
Why laws mandating drug tests for welfare recipients are doomed to fail.
Filed under: drug addiction test
Furthermore, drug tests themselves don't provide definitive conclusions about long-term or abusive drug habits. Casual marijuana users, for instance, may test positive on drug tests even though they don't meet the criteria for drug abuse or addiction, … Read more on In These Times
Welfare Drug Test Bills Clears Committee Wednesday
Filed under: drug addiction test
The proposed legislation requires all recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families dollars to take a written test that determines if they're likely to abuse drugs. Half of those who show a propensity for addiction are then drug tested. Those … Read more on Indiana Public Media