What should be allowed in America?
Drugs have become very big items these days, either being used for medical reasons or just for fun, they are extremely common. As known, most drugs are illegal; however, people have connections to others to be able to get these illegal drugs to play around with and get high off of. Although, individuals with diseases or illnesses may benefit from illegal drugs to counteract the effects of their sickness, so the questions then comes up- should drug sales and usage be legalized? In the article “Drug Policy and the Intellectuals” by William J. Bennett, he plays off both sides whether or not drugs should be legalized. Bennett forms two premises on what he had previously heard on talk shows and read in articles …show more content…
Bennett and Daniel E. Lieberman definitely both have good points and valid opinions, but overall, Lieberman’s article “Evolution’s Sweet Tooth” is stronger than Bennett’s article “Drug Policy and the Intellectuals.” Lieberman clearly states the options he came up with of what can be done upon the question of whether or not government should regulate the intake of junk food and Bennett was sort of all over the place discussing whether or not drugs should be legalized. From the beginning of the article “Evolution’s Sweet Tooth” it was known that Lieberman was totally for government assisting to regulate junk food intake, whereas it was not completely evident if Bennett was for or against legalizing drugs since he shows both sides of the argument. Even though William Bennett’s article was far longer than Daniel Lieberman’s article by about five pages, that definitely does not mean the longer article has better points; it sure could have more points, but they in fact were not stronger. Remember, longer is not always …show more content…
Drugs should definitely not be legalized worldwide, they should just be legalized for people who need them for medical purposes. If there are studies done to show that they help with certain diseases or illnesses, those people should be able to get the drugs with a prescription from the doctor. For instance, individuals may need a drug for anxiety to calm down or for ADHD to focus. If drugs were legalized, the usage would most likely increase since everyone has the ability to get them, then eventually decreases because of the expensive prices. All together, drugs should only be legalized to individuals using them for actual medical reasons, not for people who use them to goof off and get high. Continuing, junk food intake is definitely something that needs to be taken aware of due to the unhealthy effects; it could lead to obesity and even worse, diseases coinciding with obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes or heart disease. I support Bloomberg and Lieberman when they say that government should help regulate our intake of unhealthy foods. Of course you cannot force someone to do something, like eating healthy foods every day, but at least this will bring more awareness to the fact that an immense intake of junk food is very detrimental to one’s health. Like Donald Trump says, “Let’s make America great again”- in this case,
Drugs have become very big items these days, either being used for medical reasons or just for fun, they are extremely common. As known, most drugs are illegal; however, people have connections to others to be able to get these illegal drugs to play around with and get high off of. Although, individuals with diseases or illnesses may benefit from illegal drugs to counteract the effects of their sickness, so the questions then comes up- should drug sales and usage be legalized? In the article “Drug Policy and the Intellectuals” by William J. Bennett, he plays off both sides whether or not drugs should be legalized. Bennett forms two premises on what he had previously heard on talk shows and read in articles …show more content…
Bennett and Daniel E. Lieberman definitely both have good points and valid opinions, but overall, Lieberman’s article “Evolution’s Sweet Tooth” is stronger than Bennett’s article “Drug Policy and the Intellectuals.” Lieberman clearly states the options he came up with of what can be done upon the question of whether or not government should regulate the intake of junk food and Bennett was sort of all over the place discussing whether or not drugs should be legalized. From the beginning of the article “Evolution’s Sweet Tooth” it was known that Lieberman was totally for government assisting to regulate junk food intake, whereas it was not completely evident if Bennett was for or against legalizing drugs since he shows both sides of the argument. Even though William Bennett’s article was far longer than Daniel Lieberman’s article by about five pages, that definitely does not mean the longer article has better points; it sure could have more points, but they in fact were not stronger. Remember, longer is not always …show more content…
Drugs should definitely not be legalized worldwide, they should just be legalized for people who need them for medical purposes. If there are studies done to show that they help with certain diseases or illnesses, those people should be able to get the drugs with a prescription from the doctor. For instance, individuals may need a drug for anxiety to calm down or for ADHD to focus. If drugs were legalized, the usage would most likely increase since everyone has the ability to get them, then eventually decreases because of the expensive prices. All together, drugs should only be legalized to individuals using them for actual medical reasons, not for people who use them to goof off and get high. Continuing, junk food intake is definitely something that needs to be taken aware of due to the unhealthy effects; it could lead to obesity and even worse, diseases coinciding with obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes or heart disease. I support Bloomberg and Lieberman when they say that government should help regulate our intake of unhealthy foods. Of course you cannot force someone to do something, like eating healthy foods every day, but at least this will bring more awareness to the fact that an immense intake of junk food is very detrimental to one’s health. Like Donald Trump says, “Let’s make America great again”- in this case,