curb drug abuse. This began during the Vietnam War with drug use at a climax. In

general, Drug testing is a way to detect illegal drug use and deter it, usually by Urinalysis.

Drug testing in the United States violates a citizen's right to unreasonable search and

seizure's along with jeopardizing one's freedom. Drug testing is not only an unreliable

invasion of a person's privacy but it assumes that one is guilty before submitting to the

Drug testing began to take place in the mid 1960's when drugs like Marijuana,

hallucinogens and other drugs were becoming widespread (Stencel, pp.201). The military

implemented mandatory drug testing because of the widespread use and the number of

Vets that were returning home because of addiction. Ronald Reagan pushed for

employers to implement drug testing and even had himself screened for illegal drugs to

encourage employers and to reduce opposition to testing (Stencel, pp. 200). "The

increased concern about drug abuse has, in part, ben the result of the early 1986

appearance on the streets of crack-a new, powerfully addictive form of cocaine-and the

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a soldier to lose his self-esteem, family and military respect is a bit too much based on the

possible to justify a search of one person because they are similar to another. "Suppose a

contraceptives, pregnancy, or medication for depression, epilepsy, diabetes, insomnia,

Clinton himself attended some of Lasater's parties. "I'd never seen the governor around

complaints of racial discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

American, March 1990; 262(3):18-22.

(Horgan, 21). Many behavior's of lower income people often differ statistically from

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