THE WAR ON DRUGS I know that many other people have written on the subject of drug control and legalization, but I felt the urge to add my own two cents (ok, perhaps it'll be more like a cent and a half, but hey...). ... We accept these drugs in society, with a minimum of bias. If these types of drug use can be taken for granted, why can we not accept that drug use itself is a fact of our lives? ... The black market industry which harms so many people today would be virtually eliminated because government controlled substances would be safer and legal. ....

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This theory seems like it could be quite effective, but it brings questions of whether drug dealers would even obey gun regulation laws if imposed, since they are already braking the law by dealing drugs. One might ask why do drug dealers need guns? The answer is quite simple, most violent acts are due to drug and alcohol abuse (Write 313). ... Gun control activists emphasize that change must occur. ... On the idea of stricter gun control, one needs not to worry about whether gun control actually works of whether it is needed. ...

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Gun control is wrapped in a series of social issues such as crime and drugs. Guns have become closely linked to drugs and murder in the public mind. Drug dealing and high tech weaponry have escalated the warfare in cities between long established loosely knit gangs. ... Many police officers are killed every year due to drug and gang related incidents involving guns. ... The battle over gun control Is not about controlling inanimate objects; it is about controlling people. ...

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Gun Control Rough Draft There are many factors that contribute to the death of a person. ... Gang members involve themselves in " serious crimes, drug-related behavior, and fire arm use."" ... Because guns are easy to obtain, drug trafficking increase, violent media, no real family structures, and the number of gun-related cases involving adolescence has rose. ... To reduce the number of deaths due to suicide, there should be tighter gun control. ... Although tighter gun controls can not promise life, it can greatly contribute. ...

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Do we need Stricter Gun Control Laws? ... "Cab drivers and drug dealers who carry guns produce a benefit for cab drivers and drug dealers without guns" Lott, 18. This theory seems like it could be quite effective, but it brings questions of whether drug dealers would even obey gun regulation laws if imposed, since they are already braking the law by dealing drugs. One might ask why do drug dealers need guns? ... On the idea of stricter gun control, one needs not to worry about whether gun control actually works of whether it is needed. ...

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The legal acceptance of alcohol, however, does not exclude it from the category of a "drug," even in the eyes of the Food and Drug Administration. ... Drug smugglers tend to carry and sell hard drugs in extremely potent form (i.e. cocaine) for the same reason. The federal government also controls the amount of nicotine and other additives in cigarette and cigar manufacturing, in an effort to lessen their risk to public health. ... Moreover, marijuana has been proven to be less toxic and less expensive than conventional medication and in many cases more effective than commercially available ...

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The controlling of Americans firearms has never been so out of hand. ... In some ways the term "gun control" can be very misleading. ... The only way a gun can be controlled is by the holder. In reality, the government is controlling the people not the guns. ... I know of many people who are against gun control but don't own a gun. ...

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Such senseless killings are grounds for gun control to jump to the forefront of America's many affairs. Just like other issues that split the nation, gun control has many facets to it. ... However, individuals who are pro-gun control fail to think through the eyes of a criminal. ... The UK has tight gun control laws that were aimed to lower conflicts that are caused by guns. ... Similar to those who put their mind to getting alcohol during prohibition, distributing illegal drugs or robbing a bank, once a person decides to put a plan in action only they can stop themselves. ...

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In an effort to eliminate the savagery committed by fellow Americans unto each other, many political organizations (with voters" support) have toiled to pass various gun control laws. The most well-known, the Brady Bill, endeavors to control a high rate of gun purchases. ... Clearly, the enactment of gun control laws achieve little in curbing violence, and the NRA advocates this fact. ... In the midst of surging controversy concerning gun control, the NRA argues that complete banning of guns would exacerbate rather than alleviate gun violence. ... Today, gun control advocates argue that ...

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One of these drugs however, is in fact very legal and widely available. ... All the other illegal drugs are so closely controlled yet these "safe" forms of speed are completely legal and available. ... "Speed is just the drug to get you to the finish line." ... There is no real system of control on legal speed. ... Manditory drug tests are still given and regardless of the fact that legal speed produces the same effectas illegal speed, if a drug test shows that illegal speed is present in the blood stream the employee is fired or sent to a drug rehab program. ...

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The most common drug used today is marijuana. Hemp was originally made illegal not because it was some harmful drug. ... It is often reported that marijuana is a gateway drug. ... If marijuana really were a gateway drug, hard drug use would have gone up, not down. ... It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." ...

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Regrettably, these poor employees have no knowledge about or control over what is going on, employers go from reading employee emails and checking personal records to attaching video cameras in fitting rooms. ... In the eyes of many drug tests are a moral violation, an incursion of solitude, thus employers shouldn't have control over this action. ... Either as an employment procedure or any other job requirement and even in the absence of any reason to believe that one might be under the influence of drugs; all individuals must go through a drug test. In an article named "Workplace ...

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With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentrate on more hazardously addictive problem drugs such as amphetamines or MDMA (Extacy). With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow but steady descent of these types of accidents, more concerns are placed onto whether it is just alcohol causing them since they seem to be decreasing slower than predicted. ... This has led to a crackdown on marijuana and more frequent attempts at harsher legislation against the drug to be passed, but the fact still remains that marijuana is ...

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Some Americans are addicted to alcohol, some to drugs, and some to foods filled with chemicals, People addicted to food are the same as people addicted to drugs. ... And as we know sugar can cause the same effects on the mind as cocaine and other drugs. ... Americans are to blame for the obesity in this nation, because control has been given to them and they have thrown it away. ... Obesity can be controlled as long as citizens are willing to control it. ...

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Policies on things such as drugs are very harsh on today's children, but the real question is, is who is the punishment benefiting? Are drug policies strict because drugs are an un-taxable product to the government, or do they really care what we do on our weekends? ... These problems trace all the way down into our public education systems even, where the powers of the administration and security forces control the students like the government controls all of its children; unjust, and unheard. ...

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Cities spend an average of 7.5 million dollars on prostitution control every year ranging from 1 million in Memphis to 23 million in New York. ... People believe that drugs and prostitution are connected. ... In other words, prostitution does not promote drug abuse. The drugs are already out in society and are being used by people before they become prostitutes. The drug kings or drug lords use prostitution as a way to hind and smuggle the drugs from place to place. ...

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Many of the violent gang murders and assaults are a direct result of a gangs struggle to either maintain control or to gain control of the illegal drug trade in a prison system. ... It is not unusual for a gang, in order to install fear and maintain order within the membership, to "punish" a gang member for the theft or loss of drugs and/or money. ... Surprisingly, although gangs sell drugs to kids and adults alike, many gangs strictly forbid the use of drugs by the membership. ...

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They also wanted laws controlling work conditions and hours, and they desired labor unions to be recognized. ... Rockefeller controlled stock of other companies and a complete vertical integration; he is remembered for buying up all of the components needed for the manufacture of oil barrels in order to prohibit his competitors from getting their product on the market. Businessmen like these who can control the market intimidated all citizens. ... Directly after the publishing of The Jungle, the Pure Food and Drug Act established the Food and Drug Administration, which tested and approved dru...

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Language is one of the most powerful components of society, but it does not diminish control over our lives. ... Yes, rappers do talk about drugs, sex, and violence but that is their choice to communicate what they think. ... So my opinion is if rappers want to talk about sex or drugs let them it is their way of expression of their emotions and thoughts. ... In conclusion, I think that language is powerful but for an individual it does not have to control your emotions and thinking process. ...

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These terrorists could be smuggling drugs, weapons, or people. ... "In which the U.S. tells Canada to do more to control the long border between the two nations in order to keep the terrorists from entering the United States.... " P.C. 2 By immigrants coming into the U.S., there is more chance for corruption in the sense that there will be a lot more crime/drugs, poverty, and more chances of getting lower levels of education....

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Our streets have become a battleground where teenage gangsters shoot it out for territorial turf to sell their drugs and innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive by shootings. ... Today's gun control activists are a slightly different group of people. ... For this reason the effort at gun control does not address the real problem of gun crime. ... In conclusion, gun control is a controversial issue in the United States. ... Until all the underlying factors are somehow controlled, guns will still be used in a negative way everyday. ...

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Our society has become a universal battleground for rapes, robberies, drug trafficking and a variety of firearm-related shootings. ... Activists that support the cause of firearm control claims that controlling firearms will lessen criminal action. Gun control does nothing to control criminals. ... bsurd theory regarding automobile control, which does not infringe the constitution, would these same individuals embrace an idea as firearm control? ... This extensive background check would make it more difficult if impossible for minors, drug addicts or people with a past history of violence ...

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Apparently hip-hop faces negative stereotypes because of the media choosing to focus on linking hip-hop with vulgar language, murder, drugs, exploitation of women, and crime. ... The media constantly does this and so if the media selects and controls what society knows, it leaves people ignorant to knowing what hip-hop really is and what it stands for. ... Now the vulgar language, murder, drugs, exploitation of women, and crime that are in the lyrics are seen as an acceptable behavior for the youth. ...

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The reason I feel this way is because the artist might promote the use of drugs, violence, sex, and hatred to other ethnicities in their lyrics, but it all comes down to how the individual thinks, acts and basically how capable he or she is in distinguishing right from wrong. ... Movies can sometimes be censured equally as lyrics from songs because they promote ideas of violence, sex and drugs among other things. ... Base on my findings, I come to the conclusion that music, cartoons and movies serve as scapegoats for people that don't want to accept that their children are violent or sim...

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It is addictive like a drug that hooks me in and makes quitting a hard thing to do. ... I approach the treadmill stretching and keeping control of my breathing. ... Bodybuilding became the most addictive drug in the world for me and nothing would ever change that for the rest of my life....

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