Argumentative Essay: Drugs Are For Thugs

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Essay 4
Drugs Are For Thugs Imagine the deep herbal smell of smoke intoxicating the nose and thick cloudy smoke watering the sensitive eyes. The world around you is spinning while dizziness takes the whole body over. Not only are you extremely hungry, but your mouth is parched and there is no sign of water or food. Though it may seem like you have landed yourself in a desolate desert, you are actually high off of the drug marijuana. Weed has been extremely popular in America since the 60s and is currently the most used illicit drug in the world. Though many argue that the drug is handy for a good time, it holds many more cons than it does pros. Marijuana should not be used because it fabricates happiness, causes laziness, is dangerous
and is a waste of hard earned money. First and Foremost, cannabis should not be used because it brings on a false sense of happiness.
One of the most prominent excuses for weed is that it helps one relax or get away from it all. While smoking or being high, the user usually feels much giddier and more playful. Though nothing is wrong with having a fun time, one should not depend on anything to make him or her happy. If one is in a bad mood or needs a boast then he or she should indulge in more practical methods of relaxing. Spending time with friends, watching funny television or gaining a hobby are way more productive ways to have a good time! If one needs weed to simply put a smile on his or her face then what will happen when weed is impossible to retrieve? Without weed being there then the user will probably become depressed. Life will be completely unfulfilling because nothing will come close to the feeling of being high. Life is truly fun when one is making many different memories, so weed may probably get old at one point or another. The happiness given to one by weed is not real joy because when the weed is done the joy goes away. People should not smoke weed simply because they can be achieving real happiness by doing actual productive
activities. Furthermore, marijuana should not be used because it makes one a lazier person. Not only does weed prove to make one lazier in the present, it also has long term effects of procrastination. Studies have proven that weed causes most users to generally have lower levels of energy and high rates of procrastination. Weed users also eat much more while under the influence of weed than when sober. This higher intake of food can cause diet problems for users and is just entirely unhealthy.
Personally, I have a friend named Kiana than has gained a lot of weight due to weed. Before smoking Kiana used to be an extremely active person and had a somewhat healthy lifestyle. Though Kiana was not perfect, she still was able to make smart decision about her health, but after becoming a smoker she does not care about her health. While smoking, Kiana will eat whatever she chooses and forget the later repercussions. Every time Kiana swears to stop smoking weed and to start exercising, she lasts about a week and then is back to her bad habits. While running Kiana is unable to perform as well as she always has, so there is no real persistence to exercise anymore. Weed has affected Kiana’s life in a major way and she will probably never be the same person she was before she picked it up. Now Kiana barley chooses to move and just stays in her room all day. In addition, marijuana is an extremely dangerous drug to partake in because of its serious side effects. Weed has been linked to many damages in body parts like the lungs, heart, brain, and immune system. Many people believe that when ingesting weed they are not in risk of any physical ailments, but weed is usually laced with many other drugs to produce a longer and stronger high. Other drugs that can be found in weed are crack, PCP, heroin or meth. An average weed-smoker may think he or she is living a completely healthy life style because of marijuana's "minimal effects" while in reality he or she is ingesting potentially fatal drugs. Though these dangers and side effects are never explicitly publicized, they happen very often and are a real threat to users. Unfortunately, I have a cousin named Andy that has suffered mental illnesses due to laced weed. When meeting him again after years of not seeing him, I noticed that he was acting extremely strange. It turns out that the laced weed had landed my cousin Andy in an insane asylum and had done some serious damage to his head. The cousin I used to play with when younger is has a serious brain injury and it is all due to laced weed. The side effects are insane and weed can be extremely dangerous if laced. Moreover, marijuana is an extreme waste of money. Cannabis costs about ten dollars for a bag that can keep one high for about three hours. Most marijuana users would like to be high for most of their day, so weed can cost a minimum of thirty dollars a day! This bad habit can be more expensive than the traditional cigarette. The traditional pack of cigarettes cost about $6.25 in the state of Florida. Not only is weed expensive, but it is illegal, so buying the product can be quite the hassle. One cannot simply go down to their neighborhood Wal-Mart to get some marijuana. The weed user has to get in contact with a criminal and then meet him or her somewhere to retrieve the illegal substance. Drug dealers can be unreliable and extremely aggressive, especially when they do not get their money. A drug dealer can easily stand up a customer which not only wastes time, but also money for gas. The factor of the police is always an extremely possible and negative factor. If one is caught with weed by the police then he or she may possibly face jail time and will need to be bailed out. The possibilities of wasting money on weed are endless and can be easily avoided by not smoking altogether. Many people have even died while performing a drug transaction. Weed being expensive is one thing, but risking one’s life for the drug is insane. In short, weed is a drug that shows much more negative effects than positive. The fabrication of happiness that weed brings is nothing compared to real joy. Weed can make one a much lazier person, which could hold anyone from their true potential. Also, buying weed is too risky of a task that does not reap many rewards. Weed can be extremely fun, but so can many other things that are safe. Risking one’s life and health for something that only has immediate and minimal rewards is an extremely poor life choice and should not be consider. Instead of smoking weed one should go fly a kite or go to the beach! These tasks are simple, but the memories are probably much better because one can actually remember them all.