Creating a Mandatory Drug Test for All College Athletes About six years ago, The University of Mississippi recruited a quarterback by the name of Jared Foster who was kicked off the team and arrested in 2008 for distributing anabolic steroids (Associated Press 7). Foster doped in high school which led to him gaining over 25 pounds in two months to impress college recruiters. Foster was then recruited by The University of Mississippi, where he was soon arrested and served jail time for giving a
Hair Drug Test One may consider the hair as a man's assigned brilliance. Undoubtedly, the greater parts contribute hours before the mirror settling their hair. Other than making each one of us look incredible, the hair has yet another limit you may be involved with. In today's front line world, there comes a substitute technique for perceiving drugs in individuals. Yes, using the hair! In addition it is truly the most exact system for distinguishing drug abuse in individuals. It can recognize drugs
is one exception, when a nurse makes a mistake it can cost more than ever imagined. Nurses can become addicted to drugs just like anyone else, nurses are more likely than the average person to become addicted to drugs and or alcohol because of the stress of their jobs. According to Howlett and Hill “Between 2% and 18% of nurses become chemically dependent on alcohol and /or other drugs” (page 65). That is just what transpired at the Board of Nursing’s disciplinary hearings of the two female nurses
illicit drug usage still continue to be a problem among the youth. Drug usage can have vital implications for the future health and happiness of many juveniles as they move forward towards their transition to adulthood. These adolescents who use drugs can have especially high risks of developing mental and physical problems that may interfere with their educational and future occupational pursuits. Therefore, approximately 20 percent of high schools in the United States utilize some form of drug testing
Meth, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin are among the top drugs that many people use and utilized as money making tactics. As we all know, drugs are found and they are heavily used in low income areas, not only do they pose a significant effect on one’s health but they pose a significant effect on our economy. Generally it is perceived that those who reside in low income areas are the ones who resort to drugs, evidently they are. Likewise, they are also the ones who are assumed to be enlisted on government
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and Takin' it to the Streets as Drug-influenced Literature Art influenced by drugs faces a unique challenge from the mainstream: prove its legitimacy despite its "tainted" origins. The established judges of culture tend to look down upon drug-related art and artists, as though it is the drug and not the artist that is doing the creating. This conflict, less intense but still with us today, has its foundations in the 1960s. As the Beatnik, Hippie, and psychedelic
by training hour after hour, each day. Others try to do it by illegally taking performance enhancing drugs. This is why we need to test for drugs at the Olympics. Drug Testing in the Olympics began only recently in the 1968 Games held in Mexico1. Drugs are banned for two very good reasons: the use of drugs produces an unfair advantage, and it is hazardous to the athlete to take them. While drug testing is now commonplace, the procedures are still fairly primitive and arouse much controversy2.
specialized in urine drug screen testing. The lab worked with a local medical doctor to prescribe Suboxone. The doctor opened what purported to be a substance abuse treatment program that involved only medication assisted treatment using Suboxone in Bristol, Virginia. His practice accepted cash payment only and charged $250 for an initial visit and $100-$110 each week thereafter. The office was located next to Bristol Labs in an adjacent office in the same building as Bristol Labs. Drug screenings were
Tecumseh public school because she felt that drug testing the students of her school was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. In the Earls vs. Board of education the violation of Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution was mentioned. The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution states the “right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures” .When Lindsay Earls was forced to perform a drug test at her school, the school violated her privacy
The question of drug use among athletes in what was previously considered by the unknowing public to be a rather pristine sport, cycling, is important in that it will affect all future Tours and will place them and the athletes under scrutiny. To begin with, in Europe until the 1998 scandal occurred, despite a few exceptions, cycling was considered a drug free sport. The 1998 drug scandal tarnished the Tour de France and the reputation and image of other sports. The media response to the scandal
family has something to live off of. It is not supposed to be for those who don’t want to work or abuse it and go about buying nonessential, luxury, products and accessories (iPhone’s, TV’s, cable, expensive jewelry, etc.) What this program needs is drug testing and for those who able to work that are on unemployment benefits and want to keep receiving a check, should be given jobs(community service) to make up for the checks that they are receiving. In some regions, programs exist that provide job
Inc. a few weeks earlier asked me to set up a few interviews and hire the 15 of best applicants for a new department which would report directly to her. I interviewed close to 100 applicants; each applicant was given a 100 question multiple choice test and a rigorous Q & A session by me for approximately 30 minutes each session just to see how well they the applicant would deal under pressure. A few weeks went by and I made my decision and hired the 15 applicants who I felt where best suited for
Carl regarding documents and procedures that was to be completed by all the hires before orientation. Carl assured Monica that he would coordinate and organize the training, orientation to review manuals and policies, physical examinations, mandatory drug screens, and other issues that were in accordance with orientation. Two weeks later: After Memorial Day, Carl decides to follow up on the task that Monica went over with him o...
that would require drug testing for those receiving state Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) funds. Funding from food stamps, medicare, and public housing would not be affected by this bill (Keller – House). According to Columbia Tribune reporter Rudi Keller, the bill is very similar to the Arizona law which is the only other state that tests welfare recipients. Missouri and Arizona would use a questionare and interview which would determine which applicants to test. The two states are
We need to drug test high school student athletes. Randomly drug testing student athletes in schools is a zero tolerance policy. The problem with this is drug testing student athletes is so coaches and guardians know their athlete is using. Letting students know when they’re getting tested is a problem because they can prepare. If we surprise drug test athletes the coaches and guardians will know for sure if their athlete is using. Around 74% of student athletes abuse and are not usually caught,
In this essay contained is an investigation, discussed and, which is within scope of this essay, in the provision of answers to this question Do drugs tests violate employees’ right to privacy?’ The answers are given by the presentation and the analyzing different views evident in literature so as to build an argumentative case against or in support of, lastly drawing the conclusions set. This is made possible concentrating on a scope which considers the ethics existent in normative theories. It
Drug Testing in Schools The drug epidemic has become an issue across the United States, reaching even the smallest towns and villages. Now, because of this epidemic, many schools are starting to drug test their students. With more and more schools starting to drug test, more debates about these tests have started to come up. Some people say that they are a great idea, saying it can help prevent drug abuse. While others disagree and say they do more harm and won’t help fix the problem. These debates
Random drug testing in high schools is completely iniquitous. It’s not always accurate, it is a waste of money, and it used to be illegal. Schools used to be able to drug test only athletes. Now, they are allowed to test any student who joins an extracurricular program or club. It may discourage students to sign up for extracurricular activities. Firstly, randomly testing students for drug use/abuse is a waste of money. A drug testing program would alone cost $20,000. Drug tests cost can
to an article, “drug use in the workplace has been linked to low productivity, high absenteeism and increases in the number of workplace accidents (Jeanty, n.d., ¶ 1). Yet, drug screening employees and benefit recipients have become a discussion of privacy invasion and the Fourth Amendment. Many would argue on the basis of defamation from their employers and how they have been singled out from the rest of the employees. The government attempted to cease the use of illegal drugs in the workplace
Drug Abuse in the NFL It's nothing new for the National Football League's players to be abusing anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. Drug abuse in the league has recently focused around recreational drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol. The newest drug being abused is painkillers. The commissioner and his personal need to change their policies. Will they wait until many more players start to die before they tighten up their drug policies? The National Football