Drug Testing Law & Lack of Treatment

No one in Mississippi who has applied for welfare assistance through a federal program has undergone treatment since the state enacted a drug testing law two years ago.
A spokesman for the State Department of Human Services says the agency hasn’t spent any money for drug treatment as a result of drug testing under the Temporary Aid for Needy Families Program.
The program provides temporary assistance for low-income people.
Since the law was established in August 2014, 307 people applying for benefits have been tested for drugs. Fifty-six of those have lost benefits because they didn’t pass a drug test or refused to undergo the testing.