Drug Abuse Persuasive Speech

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Register to read the introduction… What if one of those children were to pick up one of those used needles, condemns or drug packets not knowing what they are. Mistaking them for something that can be played with or just being curious like a child usually does. There is no telling what type of germs or disease is on any of those things and that innocent child has just became a victim of someone else’s stupidity.
There is drug sales right in front of my property being made. I have actually walked outside or pulled into my driveway and seen a drug sale being made in front of me. The drug sales have even been made while my children were present. Then you have the people who is bold enough to walk around the street smoking the drugs. They walk around like they can’t into trouble if they’re caught by the police with drugs on them or for carrying around a gun without a license. To them the police being in there presence has no effect on their actions.
There has been fights where you have teenagers and adults encouraging the fight and chanting it on while recording the fight on their phones and posting it on social media. With all these things taking place they continue to have block parties with these things being exposed out in the open. They act like its normal to being doing and seeing these
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They are not allowed outside to play in the back yard because it is not gated off and even if it was I still would not let them go out there. I take them to park outside of the neighborhood to play.
It is sad that the community complains about all of the drugs and violence going on but the same one’s complaining about it are the main one’s contributing to the drugs and violence. This is an ongoing issue and no one wants to come together to find a solution. This type of behavior will continue until people develop sociological perspectives, demand positive changes in the society and everyone comes together to fight for a better

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