) I have criticized President Nixon's, "War on Drugs" both morally and on expediential grounds. Do we have the right to stop an individual from becoming an addict? Force, direct or indirect, should not be allowed to prevent a person's choice to take drugs or alcohol. The ethical flaw in the war on drugs is similar to alcohol prohibition.
2.) In the drug game, neither the willing buyer or the willing seller has any desire to report a crime. This fact makes informers necessary. Informers and the huge amounts of cash involved leads to corruption, violation of civil rights, forcible entry, and forfeiture of property without due process.
3.) Today, eight times as many people are incarcerated than were in 1970. The number one source for the outrageous prison growth is the war on drugs.
4.) Sher Hosonko calls attention to the fact that we jail 3,109 black men for every 100,000.
5.) The inner cities have an advantage for selling drugs. Therefore, more dealers live in the inner cities. Bullets often fly when arguments between rival drug dealers occur. Ultimately, bullets fly because the drug trade is illegal.
6.) When drugs are illegal it causes prices to soar and quality to decline. Users must maintain a relationship with a criminal to supply their drug habit. An addict who wants treatment has to admit to being a criminal before receiving treatment.
7.) According to the Federal Health and Human Services Department, two-thirds of all terminally ill cancer patients did not receive adequate pain medication. This serious medical injustice is directly linked to pressures placed on physicians who prescribe drugs.
8.) Our war on drugs has undermined the stability of foreign governments. It has also led to thousands of deaths as well as economic loss in these same countries.
9.) Can a policy be moral if it leads to corruption, jail, racism, destroys inner cities, wreaks havoc on misguided individuals and brings death and poverty on foreign countries?.
Why are drugs illegal at all? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Taking drugs is stupid, but it shouldn't be illegal. ... Why is drug abuse wrong, one may ask? ... Why is drug abuse wrong? ...
Drug Abuse A BREIF DESCRIPTION Definition The use of illegal drugs or the abuse of medicine or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a way or in quantities other than intended for. ... Different drugs can do different things and have different affects on people. ... Intravenous Drug Abuse Many drugs can be injected. These drugs cause severe problems and put people in a mental retardate state. ... Drugs and how it affects society Drugs affect society in a big way. ...
There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs. ... Alcohol is a very addictive drug C. ... Marijuana is a popular drug. ... It is one of the most danderous drugs. ... Drug use itself can be a crime. ...
In many cases drugs are first used in a social or casual way. A person might try a drug at a party or social event. ... People do not become addicted drugs over night; actually Drug addiction is a complex illness. The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. ... "To guide our children's decisions about drugs, we can now draw on credible real-life examples of friends who had trouble as a result of their drug use. ...
In many cases drugs are first used in a social or casual way. A person might try a drug at a party or social event. ... People do not become addicted drugs over night; actually Drug addiction is a complex illness. The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. ... "To guide our children's decisions about drugs, we can now draw on credible real-life examples of friends who had trouble as a result of their drug use. ...
In many cases drugs are first used in a social or casual way. A person might try a drug at a party or social event. ... People do not become addicted drugs over night; actually Drug addiction is a complex illness. The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. ... "To guide our children's decisions about drugs, we can now draw on credible real-life examples of friends who had trouble as a result of their drug use. ...
In many cases drugs are first used in a social or casual way. A person might try a drug at a party or social event. ... People do not become addicted drugs over night; actually Drug addiction is a complex illness. The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. ... "To guide our children's decisions about drugs, we can now draw on credible real-life examples of friends who had trouble as a result of their drug use. ...
In many cases drugs are first used in a social or casual way. A person might try a drug at a party or social event. ... People do not become addicted drugs over night; actually Drug addiction is a complex illness. The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. ... "To guide our children's decisions about drugs, we can now draw on credible real-life examples of friends who had trouble as a result of their drug use. ...
In many cases drugs are first used in a social or casual way. A person might try a drug at a party or social event. ... People do not become addicted drugs over night; actually Drug addiction is a complex illness. The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. ... "To guide our children's decisions about drugs, we can now draw on credible real-life examples of friends who had trouble as a result of their drug use. ...
Since drug legalization is the topic of this essay let us focus on alternatives to the "War on Drugs". One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs. ... Legalizing drugs is a viable alternative to the current policy on drugs in America. ... The market for drugs is one of supply and demand and people demand illegal drugs. ... In Holland, where drugs laws are more flexible, drug usage has not gone up. ...
