Kentucky just passed the best law ever!

[arabianequine]

Kentucky just passed the best law ever.....to be on Food stamps, Medicaid, or Cash Assistance for your Children or yourself, you have to pass a DRUG Test. Now every other state should do the same. People that work have to take a drug test so shouldn't they.

I've been wondering why this hasn't been going on already! I think it is a good idea in for all states, it should be the way it is to get any assisted money state or federal funded. I actually heard it is not passed but they are working on it....this was posted on my facebook.

How do you guys feel about it?

 

[redhen]

Yes! Yes, YES! Awesome!!! Wish other states would follow!!!

 

[mulewagon]

You're celebrating the idea of taking away people's medical benefits because of a drug test?

Failing a drug test does not mean that one takes illegal drugs. The drug test results can be entirely incorrect. I know this from experience, not news stories.

 

[elizabethbinary]

I don't like it. I believe all should have a right to healthcare and the ability to feed their children, even if some misuse those opportunities. I'd rather have faith in a criminal than disbelief for the victims.

 

[redhen]

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Its common sense, if your on PERSCRIBED meds.... that does not count. Because you have dr's order to take those meds....
Thats a totally different issue.

 

[elizabethbinary]

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Its common sense, if your on PERSCRIBED meds.... that does not count. Because you have dr's order to take those meds....
Thats a totally different issue.

You might already know this, but you can also fail a drug test just because you ate a poppy seed bagel that morning.

 

[redhen]

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I dont think you were a child raised by a druggie parent then....
I take care of those children... its not pretty.
And TRUST me..druggie parents DONT spend their welfare check to take care of their kids... they spend it on DRUGS.

 

[annaraven]

I've had EXTREMELY STRAIGHTLACED friends from the military who failed a drug test because the tests are messed up. They eventually were able to prove their innocence but I would hate for someone to lose their benefits (including medicaid etc) due to a messed up false-positive on a drug test.

 

[mulewagon]

No, it doesn't work that way. You can get a false positive on a drug test. It can show you taking other drugs than you actually take.

This happened to us. My husband nearly lost his pain management care because of a false positive on a drug test. He is in hellish, unending pain, and nearly lost the meds that keep him functioning because of a false positive on a drug test.

This is evil legislation. Evil.

 

[annaraven]

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Agreed.