Food And Drug Administration: A Political Analysis

Growing up, we were protected by our parents. We looked to them for support and reinforcement when we were unsure of something, and now we are going to be parents responsible for encouraging and protecting our own children. We must choose an effective leader to make the appropriate choices for not only our nation as a whole, but especially for our children and the younger generations who will grow alongside the newly proposed actions and regulations.
As Americans, we have an increasingly large drug epidemic within our states. An average of sixteen thousand individuals die each year of an opioid-related death (Hamburg, 2014). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2014) has evidence to prove that yearly deaths by drug overdose have now surpassed
Drugs are present in every community, regardless of size or socioeconomic status. Our Democratic and Republican presidential candidates both recognize the drug epidemic here today, though they have proposed different platforms to approach this issue. The Republican candidate, Donald Trump, recognizes the drug epidemic as a security-related problem. When discussing how to approach the standing issue of opioid use, Trump refers to the U.S. borders and explains he will build a wall on the U.S./Mexican border to reduce and eliminate the intake of drugs (Trump, 2016). He exclaims that he will “work with addicts to try and make them better” (Trump, 2016), though he has not yet proposed a specific plan as to how he will help the individuals in need. The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, has proposed a more developed plan as to how she will help the epidemic. Clinton (2016) expresses her view of the addiction and substance abuse as a disease, rather than a “moral failing” (Clinton, 2016) of the individuals. She claims that she will invest largely into the drug and alcohol epidemic to increase citizen’s
The Second Amendment states that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Cornell). Trump agrees fully with this constitutional amendment, stating that concealing a weapon “is a right, not a privilege” (Trump, 2016) and that the right is weakening. He believes that every state should sanction concealed-carry permits to allow all eligible citizens the ability to carry a weapon. This would allow all who interact with our children to possibly be in possession of a fire arm. Not only could our children potentially face someone on the street with a weapon, but there could also be a large presence of guns in schools. Although Trump does recognize the growing mental health issues today, he still believes that everyone deserves equal opportunity to uphold their