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1. • • The state implemented the testing regime in the summer of 2014, adding three questions about narcotics use to the application form for aid. Anyone who answers “yes” to any of the three drug questions must take a urine test or have their application thrown away immediately.
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2. archive.thinkprogress.org › drug-testing-welfareDrug Testing Welfare Recipients Is A Popular New Policy That ...

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   Feb 19, 2016 · In 2015, just six recipients were required to submit to a drug test and none resulted in a positive test. Two beneficiaries tested negative, one tested positive for a medication prescribed by a...

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     Only 338 people tested positive, according to data gathered...

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   Do welfare recipients need a drug test?

   • Drug testing of welfare recipients has been proposed but not implemented in Canada and the UK, and a trial program is being considered in Australia. In New Zealand, recipients of some payments may be required to take a drug test if this is a requirement of a potential employer or trainer.

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   Which states do not require drug testing for welfare applicants?

   • Reuters also debunked the claim. Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Florida, Kentucky and Missouri are the first three states to require drug testing for welfare applicants. Florida and Kentucky do not require drug testing for welfare recipients, state officials said.

   Fact check: False claim on states drug testing welfare recipients

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   Does drug testing a welfare recipient promote government paternalism?

   • Eric Liu has criticized drug tests of welfare recipients, which are often promoted by Republican lawmakers, as hypocritical, as they promote government paternalism. Some suggest drug testing welfare recipients is linked to discrimination against welfare recipients or to racism.

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   What percentage of welfare applicants test positive?

   • The statistics show that applicants actually test positive at a lower rate than the drug use of the general population. The national drug use rate is 9.4 percent. In these states, however, the rate of positive drug tests to total welfare applicants ranges from 0.002 percent to 8.3 percent, but all except one have a rate below 1 percent.

   What 7 states discovered after spending more than $1

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   Apr 26, 2019 · Only 338 people tested positive, according to data gathered by ThinkProgress. In total, the states required more than 260,000 people to submit to drug screening or testing as a condition of...

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   Feb 26, 2015 · According to state data gathered by ThinkProgress, the seven states with existing programs — Arizona, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah — are spending hundreds of...

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   A 2015 study by ThinkProgress found that out of seven states reporting data on welfare drug testing, only one had a usage rate above 1%. Analysis of data on US state programs provided by CLASP shows that of the total population screened in 9 states, 0.19% returned positive tests, or 0.57% if refused tests (where reported) are treated as ...

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   Think Progress used data from various state agencies to compare the cost of testing, number of people applying for welfare and number of positive drug tests returned to assess the success of the various programs.

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   Does Drug Testing Welfare Applicants Work? Lawmakers who push these bills claim that they will cut down on costs by rooting out drug abusers while also helping to refer those users to treatment.

9. www.usatoday.com › story › newsFact check: False claim on states drug testing welfare recipients

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   Dec 23, 2022 · Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Florida, Kentucky and Missouri are the first three states to require drug testing for welfare applicants.