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Drug Testing in the Workplace.
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Drug Testing in the Workplace The first thought that comes to mind when one think of drug testing is the illegal use of substances to enhance performance in athletes, such as the case of Ben Johnson during the 1988 Seoul Olympics. However, drug testing is not only used to check if athletes are using drugs to enhance their performance but also, drug testing is used to determine impaired workers in the workplace. The controversial issue on whether drug testing should occur in the work place is one that started in the eighties and has yet to be completely resolved. For instance in 1986 President Ronald Reagan issued an order to direct all federal agencies to introduce programs to achieve a drug free workplace throughout the US federal government (Canadian Bar 7). Two years later President George Bush announced a National Drug Control Strategy to defeat the so-called "war on drugs",...
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