Court House Passes Drug Policy

After much time and deliberation, The County Commission finally passed a Court House drug policy. It tests new employees, safety sensitive employees at random and employees for reasonable suspicion of drug use while on the job. I voluntarily tested myself at the Health Department yesterday and was negative. I also will place myself in the random test pool. I believe that all elected officials should follow my example and step up to the plate and "lead by example". I also invite individuals and groups in the community to step forward and voluntarily test themselves to show that Pocahontas County is a community where citizens take a real stand to fight drug and alcohol abuse. Words alone will never convince anyone to stop drug abuse; only examples work.

Thank you for your support of this action. It is good to see the County Commission taking a pro-active stance on this very important issue. You mentioned that you are inviting other community groups to step forward and be tested. Could you give information on how this could take place? Does the county have facilities that other community groups could use? What is the cost for something like this?