The controversial debate on whether illegal drugs should become legal has been going on for years now in America, and seems like more now than ever people are on the side that wants drugs to become legal. There are many positive outcomes that could occur from making drugs legal; legalizing drugs could bring in tax revenue, it could reduce government expenditures, medical benefits for cancer patients, people’s freedom to use when they want, and it would reduce the population inside of prisons. On the other hand, there are also many negative outcomes that could occur from legalizing drugs; drugs are addictive in nature, drugs such as marijuana could be the gateway drug to more powerful drugs, health related problems from drug abuse, exposure
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The “War on Drugs” started in the 1970’s with president Nixon, since that time many people believe this has robbed children from their futures, while building a huge prison-industrial complex, it has caused countless casualties, wasted millions in taxpayer dollars, taken away basic human rights, and promoted discrimination (Walters, 2014). Basically, there is no wining this so-called war so, why not just make drugs legal and let the people make their own choices? Are drugs any different than alcohol and tobacco? Millions of people are addictive to both and there are studies that prove they can cause serious health related problems and can alter one’s mind just like drugs can. Why should drugs be treated any …show more content…
If they were sold in stores then anyone could get their hands on them, not to mentioned the amount of kids that would start using drugs at a younger age. Drugs negatively affect kids in many ways, they have difficulty paying attention, lower IQ’s, they tend to do things they normally wouldn’t do had they not been using drugs, they can become permanently brain damaged, and it increases their chances of dying (Nida, 2016). Many health and behavioral problems drastically rise because of drug use. Your immune system becomes weak allowing an increase in infections, cardiovascular conditions such as erratic heart beats or heart attacks, it can affect all your organs, seizures and strokes, and brain damage which messes with your memory, decision making, mental confusion (Nida, 2016). Drugs overtake your “reward” system causing dopamine to flood your system (Nida, 2016). You can eventually lose self-control, be more aggressive, have hallucinations, and have impaired
The “War on Drugs” started in the 1970’s with president Nixon, since that time many people believe this has robbed children from their futures, while building a huge prison-industrial complex, it has caused countless casualties, wasted millions in taxpayer dollars, taken away basic human rights, and promoted discrimination (Walters, 2014). Basically, there is no wining this so-called war so, why not just make drugs legal and let the people make their own choices? Are drugs any different than alcohol and tobacco? Millions of people are addictive to both and there are studies that prove they can cause serious health related problems and can alter one’s mind just like drugs can. Why should drugs be treated any …show more content…
If they were sold in stores then anyone could get their hands on them, not to mentioned the amount of kids that would start using drugs at a younger age. Drugs negatively affect kids in many ways, they have difficulty paying attention, lower IQ’s, they tend to do things they normally wouldn’t do had they not been using drugs, they can become permanently brain damaged, and it increases their chances of dying (Nida, 2016). Many health and behavioral problems drastically rise because of drug use. Your immune system becomes weak allowing an increase in infections, cardiovascular conditions such as erratic heart beats or heart attacks, it can affect all your organs, seizures and strokes, and brain damage which messes with your memory, decision making, mental confusion (Nida, 2016). Drugs overtake your “reward” system causing dopamine to flood your system (Nida, 2016). You can eventually lose self-control, be more aggressive, have hallucinations, and have impaired