Drug Abuse #2

I still feel drug abuse is a big threat to our society. Drug legalization is on its way to manipulating the media. I think law enforcement needs to speak up more on this topic because if we continue to let this by pass us, then we will have more people using the dangerous and poisonous drugs that we are trying to control. Many studies have shown that the majority of crimes are drug related. Many families are torn apart from people who are drug abusers. “The victims of drug abuse range from those physically harmed by drug-induced crimes to taxpayers footing the bill for drug treatment. In other words, every citizen is a victim, either directly or indirectly.” Having drug related problems not only can screw up your families, but it can harm your health, family life, and the publics safety. One major drug that many people use is marijuana. Marijuana damages short-term memory, distorts perception, impairs judgment and complex motor skills, alters the heart rate, can lead to severe anxiety, and can cause paranoia and lethargy. Now why on earth would anyone want to harm themselves or hurt people in their family by using this drug? Many of these drugs are really expensive so people try and get their friends to become drug users also, so they can then sell them to their friends to defray their own costs. Drugs however are not that hard to get. Many young kids today who feel like they have so many problems in their life that the only thing they can turn to is drugs. Since some say these drugs are a good way to get away from stress. But it doesn’t make the pain go away it will still be there after your done. Kids who use and abuse these drugs die, drop out of school, grades drop, families become a wreck, and lots of violence. I think we need to legalize all these drugs because if not things are just going to keep growing and get a lot worse. We need to fix this by getting rid of these drugs and only have a certain way to provide it to the people who truly need them. If we did this I feel life and our environment would be a much better place. Since we will be keeping all the kids of the streets and of out jails from doing drugs. Instead, they will be in the class room getting the good education they need to have successful lives.