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Drug Policy:
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.


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Drug Policy : Fact Sheets

Drug Testing of Public Assistance Recipients as a Condition of Eligibility (04/08/2008)
An examination of the legal, fiscal and practical arguments against drug testing public assistance (welfare) recipients as a condition of eligibility.

Needle Exchange Programs Promote Public Safety (05/31/2006)
A fact sheet on the relation between infectious disease and injection drug use, and the related utility of needle exchange programs to advance public safety.

Student Drug Testing: Relevant Case Law (10/21/2002)
An index of legal decisions applicable to the issue of student drug testing.

What the Experts Say on Student Drug Testing (03/15/2002)
An index of nationally renowned expert opposition to student drug testing.

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