1. By:
Megan Kelly

2. Doesn’t it make you
angry to think about the
simple fact that people in
some states do not need
drug tested before
receiving FREE money,
but yet some people
need drug tested to work

4.  Florida's law was halted by a district judge. In
February 2013, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
upheld the lower court's ruling to halt
enforcement of the program.
 In 2009, over 20 states proposed legislation that
would require drug testing as a condition of
eligibility for public assistance programs.
 In 2010 at least 12 states had similar proposals.
 Three states passed legislation in 2011, four
states enacted laws in 2012, and one state has
passed legislation in 2013, bringing the total
number of states to eight.

5.  Positive life changes
 Distribute money to people that need it

6.  Welfare will simply be used for the correct
purpose.
 DRUG TEST recipents
 Document, look for trends

7.  Although almost 20 percent of welfare recipients
report recent use of some illicit drug during the
year, only a small minority satisfy criteria for
drug or alcohol dependence, as indicated by the
short-form Composite International Diagnostic
Interview. Illicit drug use and dependence and
alcohol dependence are more common among
women receiving welfare than among women
who do not. For mothers who used cocaine, 59
percent received AFDC/TANF for at least 5 years
and 75 percent experienced some period of
welfare receipt. Drug use is a risk factor for
welfare receipt

8.  If the goal of welfare is to
promote self-sufficiency, the
most basic first step, state
lawmakers have argued, is
stopping drug use that
hampers their entry into the
job market!!