Drug Testing Of Public Assistance Recipients As A Condition Of Eligibility

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3. Welfare recipients are more likely to use drugs than the rest of the population

True

False

4. True or False: The 1996 Welfare Reform Act authorized mandatory drug testing for recipients of public assistance.

True

False

5. Why did the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) recommend against implementing random drug testing of welfare recipients?

The stigma associated with testing impacted those on welfare negatively

There was little benefit to testing

Resources could be allocated towards better training for government workers to detect signs of substance abuse and mental disorders

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6. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, for which of the following reasons is mandatory drug testing a bad idea?

It is too expensive

It is a violation of the Constitution

It is not likely to uncover significant numbers of drug users

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