Welfare has remained a contentious and politically divisive issue. American politicians and scholars alike, have continued to engage in dialogue about this issue.
Welfare recipients, due to their impoverished socioeconomic status, often turn to substance abuse as an escape from their day to day lives. This conversely functions as a major barrier to their sociability, work performance, and overall well-being (Pollack et al., 2002, p. 256).
Since the 1970s, Republicans and extreme Conservatives time and again have proposed legislation and a litany of public policies that would grant state governments and institutions the power to mandate and enforce drug
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