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This 6 page paper looks at both practical and philosophical issues when testing employees, or job applicants, for drugs. False positive results, and the conditions which can cause these, are discussed in detail. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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controversy. Parents believe they have the right to find out whether or not their children are taking drugs; those who oppose such parental rights border on civil libertarians and other
parents who value trust and honesty. Further, drug testing treads on Constitutional territory. One area of drug testing encompasses middle school athletes. In one school district, a seventh grade
football player objected to the testing, suggesting that the procedure violated his Constitutional Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches (Will, 1995). However the Supreme Court deemed the testing reasonable, even
though it does technically constitute a search; thus, reasonableness had been determined by balancing the intrusiveness of the search against the promotion of a legitimate governmental interest (1995). However, in
another instance, where Georgia mandated drug testing for politicians only for symbolic purposes the Supreme Court ruled that the forced drug testing program did violate fourth Amendment rights (Savage,
1997). Constitutionality has been tested.Whether or not it is truly Constitutional, and whether or not employers and school superintendents will be barred from implementing drug testing remains to be seen.
Darryl Strawberry can attest to the trials and tribulations of being scrutinized. Not only are baseball players, and other athletes routinely tested, but the scope broadens. For example, due
to legislation passed in 1997, every elected official in Louisiana is subject to random drug testing ("Louisiana," 1997). This is contrary to the finding noted earlier, where Georgia officials did
not have to comply. While random drug testing is used in a variety of circumstances, it is a very popular inclusion in what is now the traditional job interview.
Drug testing is socially acceptable in a society that has declared war on drugs, a war which seems unnecessary to some people. For the people who do favor the
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