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 establish a drug-free awareness program and communicate the program to all its employees. ... EAP counselors then decide what type of help the employee needs (staff support, inpatient treatment, AA meetings, and the like). ... The idea of drug testing employees has good reasons. If employees are explained the reasons for testing and random testing to done fairly, I think not too many people would find a problem with it. ... Drug companies tha...

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One side claims that drug testing for welfare is unconstitutional and unfair. ... The people who oppose drug testing for welfare think that it is a violation of the 4th amendment; because it clearly states that you need probable cause to search a person, and drug testing is considered a type of search for lawful reasons. ... Navy veteran that refused to take the test in Florida; for his actions, he was denied benefits. ... In the article, "Drug testing for Welfare Recipients: Cons," by Austin Keller, he states that 20% of people who receive welfare have it for less than seven months ...

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When setting goal, therapist focus not only on being drug-free but also on how this will solve other problems. Those who abuse drugs tend to hold three basic types of beliefs: anticipatory, relief oriented and permissive. ... To change the belief system of drug abusers suggest six methods: assessing beliefs, orienting the patient to the cognitive therapy model, examining and testing addictive beliefs, developing control beliefs, practicing activation of these new beliefs and assignments. ...

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In colonial America, Hemp, which is a type of marijuana, was raised by both Jefferson and Washington as a big cash crop. ... A study by the British Transport researchers says that "One glass of wine will impair your driving more than smoking a joint, And under certain test conditions, the complex way alcohol and cannabis combine to affect driving behavior suggests that someone who has taken both may drive less recklessly than a person who is simply drunk." ... Hemp has a 100 day growing cycle and when it is harvested it leaves the soil rich and weed free for the next planting. ...

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With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow but steady descent of these types of accidents, more concerns are placed onto whether it is just alcohol causing them since they seem to be decreasing slower than predicted. Research has now been done on the amount of drunk drivers who also tested positive for traces of marijuana in their bloodstream which turned out to be a vast majority. ... With no deaths from it and nearly free of detrimental effects, it is surprising marijuana is dealth with as hard and with such serious consequences a...

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There has never been a major test though. ... While in certain places it is legally perscribed to people with many different types of cancer. ... While cautioning that no drug they assessed was "completely free of danger", the researchers gave cannabis a rating of "weak" for social hazard and addictiveness, "very weak" for general toxicity and zero for neurotoxicity. ... However, in most of these studies, the majority of subjects who tested positive for THC also tested positive for alcohol, making it difficult to single out THC's effect on driving. ... Twenty minutes after smoking the cig...

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A role model can set good examples by being educated, having good morals, and by staying drug free; or they can set bad examples by doing the complete opposites of these actions. ... Our society needs these types of role models for people to look up to. One issue that seems to come up quite often with the mention of athletes is Drugs. " Of all the major athlete drug testing programs, only the NBA does not test for marijuana, because the NBA drug policy does not include marijuana in its list or banned drugs"(Athletes With). ... There are some good programs that have athlete role models that hel...

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Although a person may feel that he or she can't live without their particular "addiction", there is no scientific proof or medical test for an addict. ... We have the same type of violent crime and gang control as in the twenties, and people continue to use drugs. ... Hundreds of tests have been conducted on addicts and the result is that the setting and mind set are the reasons for addiction. ... Our legal system would be freed up and our prison population dramatically reduced saving billions and leaving law enforcement to catch and prosecute violent criminals. ...

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There are various types of drugs that are used today to enhance the performance of an athlete. ... As drugs tests, stiff penalties, treatment and rehabilitation are ways, they will not do it. ... But for any real hope of progress toward a drug-free sports world, the primary emphasis must be placed on prevention. ...

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Lysergic Acid Diathylamide (LSD) was first made in 1938 by a chemist in Switzerland named Albert Hoffman whom first tested it on animals. ... After testing it under a controlled substance, he later noted that it brought forth fear and disorganization. ... In a study of four artists that were given LSD, they concluded that the lines and colors were less controlled and more free, and the drawings seemed to be more imaginative and to have greater esthetic value (Barber, 53). ... Hoffman then sent LSD around the world to be tested and investigated to find medical uses. ...

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