It is becoming common to drug test employees. However, the tests can give false positive results, especially if you are taking:
Ibuprofen; (Advil, Nuprin, Motrin, Excedrin IB etc)
Naproxen (Aleve)
Ketoprofen (Orudis KT)
Promethazine (Phenergan, Promethegan)
Riboflavin (B2, Hempseed Oil)
Kidney infection (Kidney disease, diabetes)
Liver Disease
Dronabinol (Marinol)
Legalise
The Bush administration and some of its supporters disagree. They argue that anything that makes life more tolerable for prostitutes encourages prostitution. That would include organizing sex workers in India to stand up to abusive clients, or helping Bangladeshi prostitutes get shoes so they can leave the brothel to visit a health clinic. Initially, the Justice Department ruled that the prostitution pledge could not be required of American groups because the American Constitution guarantees the right to free speech. The administration's turnabout would seem vulnerable to a constitutional challenge. - nytimes.com
I'm really proud of NZ for legalising prostitution. It takes away the stigma and secrecy, and in my opinion, it probably gives people the strength to get away from the lifestyle. Criminal acts often cluster around each other - you've been to prison, you know the lifestyle, you know the cops - and straight away, by making prostitution legal, it vaults a whole lot of women into a career and not have to worry about getting the kids taken away by CYPFS.
Also it means that if you get raped, robbed, assaulted and so on, you can report it to the polive without them arresting you!
Posted by phreq at July 3, 2005 09:51 AM | TrackBack