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Welfare drug testing in Florida has surprising results
Posted: 09.28.2011 at 10:36 AM
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In our Facebook Story of the Day for September 28, we're talking about drug test results after testing Florida welfare applicants.

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Another slice of "conventional wisdom" may have to bite the dust.

Drug testing of welfare applicants in Florida - which has been mandatory since July - finds they're less likely than the public at large to use illegal drugs.

This is the story you voted for your Facebook Story of the Day.

About 2.5% tested positive, with another 2% percent refusing to take the test. It's estimated that six percent of Americans 12 and older use illegal drugs.

The unexpected results prompted one columnist to offer to pay for drug testing for all 160 members of the Florida Legislature.

We spoke with a Macomb resident about welfare and the stigma often attached. Click here for Rachel Bride's story.

Take our poll below to show us where you stand on welfare applicant drug testing ... and post your comments below or on our Facebook page here!

What do you think?
Do you think it's fair to drug test those who apply for welfare?

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