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In case you've been living under a rock, there's a HUGE heroin epidemic crisis in this country, I found this interesting article on CNN, and I wanted to share cause it combines 2 issues that Trump's promised he would fix.
According to Quest Diagnostics, the percentage of American workers testing positive for illegal drugs has climbed steadily over the last 3 years. Quest Diagnostics performed more than 10 million employment drug screenings last year. This increase is @ the highest level in a decade. Apparently this increase isn't just from heroin, it's also coming from other illegal drugs such as cocaine, meth, etc, but also surprisingly from the increase in states legalizing recreational marijuana. Employers insist drug testing keeps workplaces safe and ensures productive and stable work environments, yet there's no evidence that these tests are necessary for all jobs or lowers risks or reduces drug use. **I mean those are things that we already knew, so no surprises there** The most interesting thing I read in this articles is that when American works can't be found to fill these positions, who do you think employers turn to in order to fill them? You guessed it, illegal immigrants and refugees. You know, the people that Trump is desperate to kick out of the country. Let's put this in perspective, American workers can't fill these positions because there's a big problem in this country. 1st, I don't think legalized recreational marijuana should count in these drugs tests. Again, legalized marijuana, if you're living in a state where it's not legal just yet, yes it should count. Now, onto this heroin epidemic, something has to be done. Trump made mention of the epidemic while he was campaigning, but other than that to the best of my knowledge he hasn't mentioned it since, please correct me if I'm wrong, I would love to be wrong in this case. Anywho, Trump has also promised that he was going to create jobs, and I definitely agree that more jobs need to be created, however there are jobs now that can't be filled because this is such a problem. Instead of slashing and cutting the budget to down to nothing and taking away programs that can potentially curb this crisis, more funds needs to be pumped into these programs. I mean, it's not rocket science! And it's bigger than just trying to fill these jobs, it's about people's quality of lives, it's about people dying, it's sooo much bigger than just jobs. It's 1 thing to just casually mention that there's an epidemic while you're campaigning, but it's a completely different thing to actually do something about it. Now, regarding the illegal immigrants and the refugees. I will always and forever believe that programs should be in place to make it so that these people can become legalized instead of just tossing them out. Listen, no matter what goes on in this country, goods and services still need to be produced, and if illegal immigrants and refugees do their part and help to keep this country going, that's a good thing! It's not like they're sitting on their asses and just mooching off the country! They're contributing to this country while also trying to make better lives for themselves, so why is that a bad thing?
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