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Pros And Cons Of Psychological Drug Testing

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Conducting drug tests on any subjects that have not been informed of the nature of the research and consented to that research is unethical in my opinion. Without proper knowledge that they are being used for psychological drug testing, soldiers are unable to assess the costs and benefits of partaking in the study; therefore, they are unable to truly consent to the testing. Drug tests should be conducted in a controlled environment. As Szalavitz (2012) discussed, the testing conducted by the CIA from 1953 to 1964 presented this ethical dilemma. Individuals were given the drug without their consent and left to wander around an uncontrolled setting. Being that psychedelic drug effects can be so unpredictable, it isn’t right to put anyone in that
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