Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized
In society today there always seems to be debate on whether the legalization of drugs would be of great public interest.
It is said that the legalization of drugs would end all illegal drug activities, however people in our civilized society must understand that if drugs were to be legal it would make an already large problem, become out of control.
If one examines the arguments behind drug legalization, it will become clearer that it will not be in favour for anyone.
The first point I would like to make is that recently we have seen on the news and other forms of media the massive busts that have been made on drug related arrests; the last recorder incident showed the Australian Federal Police busting an import of drugs that had a total street value of almost 500 million dollars. This is evidence of the severity of the case and how much damage it could cause to our way of life.
These days, drugs can be found everywhere; whether it is at Flinders St. Pharmacy or on Russell St. Illicit drugs first become in great perspective when a person reaches their teenage years. In the few years of being a teenager a person is subjected to many lifestyle changes and experiences, which include parties, concerts and raves. These are the places where drug usage is mostly found.
At these places a person may think that everyone around them is taking illicit drugs for the fun and end up thinking that it is socially accepted and end up experimenting for themselves. This is where problems can begin.
Drugs affect different people in different ways, however no effect is beneficial. Drug usage in Australia causes a great number of problems. In the case of illicit drugs, there is no price or quality controls on the illicit drugs such as heroin and ecstasy. This means that a user can never be sure that the drug they are taking is in fact what they think it is; for example, PMA which is a toxic form of amphetamine has been sold as ecstasy. The user also cannot be sure of a
It is said that the legalization of drugs would end all illegal drug activities, however people in our civilized society must understand that if drugs were to be legal it would make an already large problem, become out of control.
If one examines the arguments behind drug legalization, it will become clearer that it will not be in favour for anyone.
The first point I would like to make is that recently we have seen on the news and other forms of media the massive busts that have been made on drug related arrests; the last recorder incident showed the Australian Federal Police busting an import of drugs that had a total street value of almost 500 million dollars. This is evidence of the severity of the case and how much damage it could cause to our way of life.
These days, drugs can be found everywhere; whether it is at Flinders St. Pharmacy or on Russell St. Illicit drugs first become in great perspective when a person reaches their teenage years. In the few years of being a teenager a person is subjected to many lifestyle changes and experiences, which include parties, concerts and raves. These are the places where drug usage is mostly found.
At these places a person may think that everyone around them is taking illicit drugs for the fun and end up thinking that it is socially accepted and end up experimenting for themselves. This is where problems can begin.
Drugs affect different people in different ways, however no effect is beneficial. Drug usage in Australia causes a great number of problems. In the case of illicit drugs, there is no price or quality controls on the illicit drugs such as heroin and ecstasy. This means that a user can never be sure that the drug they are taking is in fact what they think it is; for example, PMA which is a toxic form of amphetamine has been sold as ecstasy. The user also cannot be sure of a