Welfare Abusers In THIS State Just Got Slammed With Some Horrible News In the second week of August, a bill was introduced to the Ohio state legislature that aims to require welfare recipients to take drug tests before receiving government benefits. The proposed law proposes that adults who file for cash assistance from the state fill out a mandatory questionnaire or participate in a screening to determine their likelihood for drug abuse. Depending on the results of that screening, they would be required to take a drug test. If an Ohio resident fails the test, they will not be eligible for government benefits for six months, in an attempt to prevent tax dollars from going to the drug trade. Drug users, however, would still be able to arrange benefits to be given to their children, spouse, or a third party. This legislation will lift families out of drug-induced poverty that theyre suffering from right now and hopefully we can break that cycle of drug-induced poverty, Republican Tim Schaffer, who sponsored the bill, told reporters. This legislation is not a means to deny benefits but rather a means to identify and help those families in need. Republican Ron Maag, who also sponsored the bill, claims that it could prevent taxpayer money from supporting drug addictions. 