States Consider Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients

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Actually, smoking is considered by many to be harder to quit than heroin.

Either way, my point is that people don't intend to be addicts. Nobody shoots up or smokes anything with the intention of becoming dependent on the activity. Those people need help and denying them welfare would be (in my opinion) illegal discrimination.

Ricky lost his foot to diabetes because he ate too much junk food but he gets approved for welfare. His friend tom who has a crack smoking problem got denied. Makes no sense.

Why should we give welfare payments to junkies? A better solution would be to legalize and regulate all drugs, and have treatment centers set up for addicts who wish to kick the habit. Continuing to enable drug addicts in their never-ending lifestyle is not solving any problems, it's only creating new ones.

Yea well at the rate we're going now we'll lock all the junkies in a hole in the ground before that happens. I agree that the best way to combat the drug problem is treatment, not punishment, but unfortunately there are still a couple generations of people alive that don't believe that.

Basically what you are suggesting is to take away their means for food and let them wallow in their own hopeless situation while we sit here and wait for the laws to change.

40oz Reviewed by 40oz on 03-27-2009. States Consider Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients Agree or disagree? Personally I think they should test for everything including weed and if you test positive, revoke the benefits. The way I see it, if you are collecting tax payer money to live, you can't afford $25-100 a quarter. The only exception being if you live in a state that has legalized medical use and have a prescription. Drugs are a luxury and should be used by those who can afford them. From FoxNews.com: Rating: 5