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good or bad? do you think it's an invasion of privacy? should it be conducted in some fields and not others? should blood tests, or hair tests be implemented instead?

well, it is not an issue for people who have nothing to worry about. and i don't think it's an invasion of privacy because they are paying u to be attentive and perform your tasks at work.

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I disagree. Certain drugs, such as marijuana, can stay in your system for weeks. Just because someone tests positive for it doesn't mean that they are still under the influence of the drug. However, with alcohol abusers or abusers of other hard drugs, the employee could have been higher than a kite at work two days prior to the test and not test positive because of the shorter half-life of the drug. I think that drug testing should only be done if there is valid suspicion that the person is under the influence on the job and it should be done immeditely. Otherwsie the employer is making an ill-informed, moral decision that has nothing to do with job performance. I have seen cocaine and heroine addicts continually pass drug tests while marijuana users lose their jobs everyday.

[QUOTE=GoldenBrown]I disagree. Certain drugs, such as marijuana, can stay in your system for weeks. Just because someone tests positive for it doesn't mean that they are still under the influence of the drug. However, with alcohol abusers or abusers of other hard drugs, the employee could have been higher than a kite at work two days prior to the test and not test positive because of the shorter half-life of the drug. I think that drug testing should only be done if there is valid suspicion that the person is under the influence on the job and it should be done immeditely. Otherwsie the employer is making an ill-informed, moral decision that has nothing to do with job performance. I have seen cocaine and heroine addicts continually pass drug tests while marijuana users lose their jobs everyday.[/QUOTE]

that sucks

So true, damn THC be sticking to the fat cells, making it take longer to get out.

I think random drug testing is unfair, but you if you give 72 hours to take the test like they give you when you apply for the job, you should be able to cleanse yuh system

Drug testing was never meant to weed out out drug users, it was put in place to find those who smoke GANJA! Everyone of you know that the rich and influential all either use coke/heroine/crack/liquor/dust/ etc etc etc. All these things disappear from the system real fast!


LEAVE NATURE'S TREES ALONE!

i work in a hospital that does not have mandatory drug testing and trust me and u would b surprised at the amount of people that do drugs (incl. weed cuz last time i checked it was a drug!). would u want security guards who just finished taking a smoke in the bathroom (yes it really happens) trying 2 protect u?? i actually went in a bodega 1 day n saw 1 of the nurses buy 5 dutches n a 6pk. now would u want that person taking care of u?? i believe in some institutions it should b mandatory (such as hospitals, schools, etc)

But the point is that the people most likely to be high at work (narcotics users) are those who are not as likely to get caught. Weed smokers test positive whether they are still high ot not. I know plenty of people who smoke weed recreationally but would never thing about going to work high.

invasion of privacy
but its their place no one is forced to work anywhere

it's as much an "invasion" of privacy as a background check but i'll tell you what... i don't care what you're smoking. if it's my place of business and i don't want drug users (recreational or otherwise) in my place of business, it's my right to weed them out (no pun intended) as i see fit. it's that simple/

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People who want to do drugs should 1)be self employed or 2)just dont work and hang out all day on the streets or in abandoned buldings with crackheads/weedheads. With those two options they would never be harrassed by their employer.





****Disclaimer.....Dont take it too personal weedheads, I have plenty of friends who are weedheads

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But is de employer dat doing all de drugs lol!

lol