Most importantly, a disadvantage to beginning mandatory drug testing for Welfare Aid/Public Assistance is that it can be seen as very degrading toward the applicant. There is an image being put out that everyone who needs Welfare Aid/Public Assistance is most likely a drug addict who can’t get a job. Making them take a drug test just to be able to provide for themselves and family can be seen as degrading. Drug-testing may make the applicant feel like a criminal or like they aren’t human because they are a low class citizen. Contrary to the belief that if someone isn’t on drugs shouldn’t have anything to hide or feel degraded, having to have your body essentially observed or tested is not something that makes anyone feel right. Creating a law