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Mandatory Drug Testing Essay

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Drug addiction is a growing and ongoing problem and according to recent news our government has found a solution…or has it? Poverty and welfare have been stigmatized to have an uncanny correlation. Welfare, a means of economic assistance for many, has been widely looked down upon and even thought to be abused by drug users looking to get their fix. This misconception has led to the Canadian Government to come up with their ideal solution; to administer mandatory drug tests to all welfare recipients.
The intent of this program would be to weed out all of the recipients that misuse the system, thus saving the government money. Well this may not sound like a bad idea at first, the truth is that the Canadian Government may be under the same misconception …show more content…

People in need of Welfare should not need to go through mandatory drug testing but instead should be given tests that would be more reliable in predicting who will be able to keep a job. They should also have better housing options as well as improved childcare, social supports and literacy and skills training. The drug tests themselves should be used in rehabilitation centers and jails, instead of spending even more money to administer these tests on both welfare recipients and criminals or addicts. Additionally, I feel as though our government should change its position on the proposed obligatory welfare drug testing program to instead providing people on welfare with the necessities to leave the welfare system and become active, productive members of society. The necessities that would be required in order to help people leave he welfare system should include access to workers who specialize in identifying and referring people with mental health and addiction problems, therapists who specialize in motivation, as well as childcare experts who will ensure the safety and care of children living in impoverished welfare communities. Mandating mandatory drug testing would do more harm then it would good in the fight against poverty and drug addiction as it would stigmatize the profound correlation between welfare and poverty, and waste taxpayer

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