Term Papers on Legalized Drugs

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Legalized Drugs

The question of whether to legalize drugs or not is a very controversial and important issue.
ббDrugs affect so many areas of society. "The U.S. population has an extremely high rate of
alcohol and drug abuse" (Grolier).бб Several groups have formed and spoken out regarding their
position.
"Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization is the first step in helping to deliver the credible,
consistent message about the risks and costs of the legalization of drugs to people in terms that
make sense to them.бб The anti-legalization message is effective when communicated
by representatives of the Federal Government, but takes on even more credibility when it comes
from those in the community who can put the legalization debate in local perspective" (Internet).
After learning about the issues regarding both sides of the argument, I would choose to support
those who oppose legalization of any drugs.бб Drugs simply create problems which effect society
in several ways.бб The government has made several efforts to control drugs and their users,
however, to most the problem appears too out of hand.бб "Others see potential profit in legalizing
drugs and still others simply believe that individual rights to take drugs should be protected.бб The
group also acknowledged that the legalization concept appeals to people who are looking for
simple solutions to the devastating problem of drug abuse" (Internet).бб SocietyТs answer to the
problem is to trick the drug user by giving him what he wants.бб People believe that making drugs
legal will take away the temptation to use them.
ббThis idea is wrong and far from logical.бб If drugs are legalized then they will be more accessible
to the young, addicted, and ignorant.
"As a result the ready availability of addicting drugs, and as a result of their heavy use for medical
problems, many individuals became addicted to the narcotics contained in these potent
medicines.бб In fact, in 1900, there were more narcotics addicts,
proportionate to the population, than there are today.бб At that time, most of the users who
became addicts were medical addicts.бб Very few abusers took drugs for "recreational"
purposes.бб In 1914, in an effort to curb the indiscriminate use of narcotics, the federal
government passed the Harrison Act, making it illegal to obtain a narcotic drug without a
prescription.бб During the 1920Тs
the Supreme Court ruled that maintaining addicts on narcotic drugs, even by prescription, was in
violation of the Harrison Act.бб Some 30,000 physicians were arrested during this period for
dispensing narcotics, and some 3,000 actually served prison sentences.бб Consequently, doctors
all but abandoned the treatment of addicts for nearly half a century in the United States" (Grolier).

ббThe only resulting effect will be a negative one.бб There are no positive aspects of putting drugs
on the streets with a label reading "legal."бб There are plenty of people in society that find enough
trouble on their own without the help of their country. Legalizing drugs would have a devastating
result that would affect society as a whole.бб "Audiences need to understand that 70% of drug
users are employed, and that the school bus driver who drives your children to school could
smoke marijuana, that the surgeon who operates on you may have cocaine in his system, and that
the driver in back of you may be on speed.
ббThe debate needs to demonstrate graphically how the common man will be impacted
by drug legalization" (Internet).
ббThere is an idea that the "drug user" is a low class, unemployed junkie.бб This is untrue.бб The
drug user is often a white collared worker with a family and a future.бб They are not all dirty with
missing teeth and poor grammar.бб The common misconceptions of the "user"
are dangerous to those members of...

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