User talk:Ilovecats21

I'm going to focus on the "Institutional Bias" section. It needs more information and I've found a source that will provide great information for this section.

I think I accidentally wrote on the wrong talk page. So ignore the first one, this is the one that is our "official" talk page. I think that is a good focus point for your draft. I did another source on "Discrimination in the Workplace", I think I will focus my part on that. When we both come up with our 175-word draft, let's email it to each other or we can post it on here or the DADA page, so we can go over each other's work and make changes if needed. Our initial draft is due Thursday, I will probably email my part to you, then post it in the Wiki. I think we could make this article more efficient! Ilovecats21 (talk) 23:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)Ilovecats21[reply]

PiscesmilkIlovecats21 (talk) 16:30, 2 November 2021 (UTC) Do you think this is a good draft of my section on the 360 words? I want your opinion before I post it on the collab page.[reply]

Discrimination against drug addicts in the workplace is fairly common in the United States, and other countries. Employers may have policies in place for drugs in their work environment, for safety and liability reasons. What drug addicts face in the workplace that is discrimination is, for example, getting fired for need time off to seek treatment, instead of being able to take a leave of absence, or some employers won’t hire the person because they know they have or had a problem with drugs. Employers discriminate against drug addicts from employment because the employer knows about their addiction and overlooks their qualifications, and makes a decision based on that which is against the law: The American Disability Act (ADA). This act has counted addiction and alcoholism as a disability and they are protected under that law. Although this law is in place to protect these individuals, “Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly” states that, “the strength of these protections has been eroded in recent years as a result of court decisions and the lack of a strong constituency advocating the rights of addicts and alcoholics.” (John, De Miranda, “Discrimination Against Drug Addicts and Alcohol Still Persists” Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly, Vol 13. Issue 47 P.5, 2001, December 12) Ilovecats21 (talk) 16:30, 2 November 2021 (UTC)Ilovecats21[reply]

This is a great edit! The information is definitely useful and should be added to the official page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Piscesmilk (talk • contribs) 01:01, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay! Perfect! I added it to the article in the content section, under "Regional Patterns" under "United States" in that paragraph. You can search to find the few sentences I added. Let me know if there is anything I should add or take out. Ilovecats21 (talk) 02:41, 12 November 2021 (UTC)Ilovecats21[reply]