Regulate Drugs Research Paper
Drugs and alcohol have always been a problem in the United States but alcohol has also always been a part of the culture. The government needs to know how to regulate alcohol but as for drugs I believe they are in no way positive. Alcohol should be legal and it is but it needs to be regulated because the people who are drunk don’t think correctly and can do very dangerous things putting others in harm. If alcohol is used correctly it is just a source of pleasure and overall can be every safe. But if you over drink and get ahold of a gun you could kill yourself or kill others. I believe the government should regulate personal vices like the use of drugs and alcohol. Alcohol by some people was thought to be against the Christian religion and
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If drugs are not regulated, would you want the person driving next to you to be high on marijuana or cocaine, I didn’t think so, it would be complete chaos. Wouldn’t you want the government to regulate drugs and alcohol if you own son/daughter was a drug addict? In today’s world drugs have gone to the extreme, putting their users in danger. With the type of drugs people have access to, it would be absolutely idiotic not to regulate drug use. Marijuana legalization doesn’t mean you can buy it at Wal-Mart it is regulated. It is sold only to the people who have medical issues that marijuana could help improve their condition. Other drugs like cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy are prohibited in the United States because the harm it can do to America citizens if they got addicted would be devastating. To summarize, the government should not ban drugs and alcohol but should regulate them to a certain extent. As we’ve seen in the past prohibition did not work, it only made things worse. Like I’ve said before, alcohol should be regulated when others are put in danger, but drugs should be prohibited. Drugs have no positive effects on the country; they hurt their users and also the people that come in contact with them. Drug supporters can say what they want, but you cannot change the
If drugs are not regulated, would you want the person driving next to you to be high on marijuana or cocaine, I didn’t think so, it would be complete chaos. Wouldn’t you want the government to regulate drugs and alcohol if you own son/daughter was a drug addict? In today’s world drugs have gone to the extreme, putting their users in danger. With the type of drugs people have access to, it would be absolutely idiotic not to regulate drug use. Marijuana legalization doesn’t mean you can buy it at Wal-Mart it is regulated. It is sold only to the people who have medical issues that marijuana could help improve their condition. Other drugs like cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy are prohibited in the United States because the harm it can do to America citizens if they got addicted would be devastating. To summarize, the government should not ban drugs and alcohol but should regulate them to a certain extent. As we’ve seen in the past prohibition did not work, it only made things worse. Like I’ve said before, alcohol should be regulated when others are put in danger, but drugs should be prohibited. Drugs have no positive effects on the country; they hurt their users and also the people that come in contact with them. Drug supporters can say what they want, but you cannot change the