The Problems with Alcohol and Illegal Drugs

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Drugs have been a big part of our history dating back all the way to the 1800’s and beyond. We have to remember that drugs were first introduced as a form of early medication and its intent was to help cure things such as depression, headache, and used as a form of an anesthetic. The biggest downside of the medical drug evolution was the side effect of mass addiction. Although there was a problem with addiction the drugs still were very effective in helping cure many problems. Even with the addiction there were very few recorded problems with crime however. It wasn’t until they tried to put controls on the use of drugs that we began to see major criminal spikes in crime due to the trafficking of drugs illegally. America saw the same problems when they went to prohibition with alcohol. The pattern that is seen in the research that I have done points to there is no real difference between the problem with alcohol and the problem with illegal drugs. There is no doubt that there is a problem with the addictions caused by the effects of drugs but the same could be said about alcoholism and its effects on society. We have learned to curve the effects of alcoholism with education and DE glorifying it. We have also spent money on rehab facilities and since then alcoholism has decreased drastically, so why couldn’t we legalize drugs and do the same as alcohol. Even though the addiction that drugs create would possible create more problems than the fight against drugs itself, and the legalization of drugs has many issues that need to be worked out, I think it is in the best interest of the nation to look into legalizing them because we have spent billions of dollars in support of fighting the drug problem with little positive respons... ... middle of paper ... ...proxy.apollolibrary.com./docview/412617661 McNamara, Joseph D. (Nov 1, 1999) Vital Speeches of the Day 39-41. Drug peace – legalization research. Retreived from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/docview/22146767 McClellan, Bill (05 Feb 1997: B. 1:1), St. Louis Post- Dispatch. Drug Legalization – Radical Today, Rational Tomorrow: Five Star Lift Edition. Retreived from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/docview/403660394 Califano, Joseph A, Jr. 9 Mar 16, 1997): 7, Press the Escape key to close. America 174.9. Fictions and facts about drug legalization. Retreived from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/docview/209691719 Reif, Wanda J., (August 14, 1999) The Lancet, A tangled history of America’s relationship with illegal drugs, retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/docview/198997338

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