The more potent drugs you can store in as little space as possible, the more profit you make. It was the same as in alcohol prohibition which led to an increased consumption of strong liquor over beer. The prohibition of drugs led to more violence and murders around the world. Since gangs and cartels have no access to the legal system to settle disputes they use violence. In return this lead to a never ending spiral of brutality.…
The War on Drugs has had negative consequences on people and has not been very effective. Joel Miller in his book Bad Trip: How The War Against Drugs Is Destroying America outlines several of the negative consequences of the War on Drugs and I will discuss some of them. One of Millers biggest arguments that lay’s a foundation for his book is that he believe making drugs illegal and criminalizing them creates the circumstances for crime and violence (Miller 1). While the government approaches drugs as though they themselves are the cause of crime and violence, Miller says this is wrong because just by making something illegal does not mean you eradicate the demand for it. An illegal market will arise for the illegal substance and without the…
Maybe instead of the War on Drugs, the government should have pursued a War on Drug Distributors since they’re the ones who commit the violent crimes and have created a multi-billion-dollar black market selling illicit substances to anyone willing to pay, including children. Studies have shown that rehab generally doesn’t have a lasting impact or high success rate of getting drug users clean, but it’s the best solution I can think of currently and it’s far better than locking them up in the same cells with dangerous murderers and rapists. In a way, I agree with the structural functionalists that the increasing drug use in society is largely a response to society’s weakening norms and moral values. Still, in a society where up to 7% of people use illicit drugs on a somewhat regular basis and where a criminal record…
Going hand in hand with the mass incarceration of African-Americans is current their disenfranchisement. According to Michelle Alexander, this new Jim Crow has “disenfranchised [more] today than in 1870, the year the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified prohibiting laws that explicitly deny the rights to vote on the basis of race” (Alexander, 2011, p. 180). All but three states have some type of law prohibiting prisoners or even individuals who served their full sentences from voting in elections (Chung, 2015) so with African Americans being the largest group imprisoned, it also makes them the largest group that is disenfranchised.…
It can be a solution to many of the problems our society faces with drug addiction. We can remove the different drugs that have additives and other harmful chemicals that dealers do not warn buyers about. Our government can regulate the drugs, just as they do with prescription drugs, which will hopefully decrease the overdose death rates within drug use. Decriminalization will also help decrease prison population since drug addicts will no longer be criminalized for using drugs in our streets. It also solves the HIV risk factors within the drug users when contaminated needles are shared among other users.…
The problem is that if criminals are incarcerated, specifically those who commit the crime relating to drugs, they are less likely to feel an effect because the drug business is still continuing. The difficulty that arises in society is the influence, particularly on children. If drugs are being sold around schools, children are more likely to commence…
Drugs have become one of the biggest problems in America today. Drug use has rapidly increased and we are seeing more and more deaths related to drugs, whether it being over dosing or killing while under the influence. Personally I think decriminalizing narcotics, so that they can be better monitored, will help the death rate do to drugs. The health and safety of the people is what is most important to America, and by decriminalizing narcotics we can lower HIV rates, help people who actually need drugs get them, users will know the correct amount of a drug to use, crime will be lowered, and less people will be in jail.…
Forty five years have passed since the American Government has declared a war on drugs. Do you feel safe living in a drug free America? Are children and young adults living in the United States protected from the drug cartels? Do the American schools remain free of illegal substances? The controversy of legalizing drugs has been ongoing for years with more than enough anti-drug propaganda and reasons to vote against legalization of drugs.…
The negative will now prove the treating of abuse of illigal drugs should be a matter of criminal justice because first of all the absense of punishment will lead to an idea of acceptance among drug users. Secondly, locking up drug abusers is an effective way to keep them from harming civilians. Thirdly, the only way a drug abuser can quit is only if they want help and want change themselves. This issue adresses not only the U.S but also the rest of the world…
According to the Association of the Chiefs of Police, drug use in this country kills thousands of Americans (United States. Drug Enforcement Administration, 2010, p. 3). The efforts in some states to legalize these drugs are doing more harm than good (United States. Drug Enforcement Administration, 2010, p. 3). They believe that the states are misleading the public and the real impact and harm the drug use will have on their communities, in fact by legalizing drugs, it does not stop the violence or crime in their communities or reduce the day to day threat that our law enforcement faces out on the streets of our towns and cities (United States.…
Illicit Use A fleeting rush of adrenaline is worth cold sweats in the middle of the night. We inhale them and feel relief, so we kill and maim for them. Despite all the awful things drugs make us do, people keep coming back for more. Addicts rob gas stations, gang bangers push coke across the border and force children to deal.…
What needs to happen is rather then decriminalizing all drugs, I think reducing the severity of the charges would work exceptionally. Instead of being charged with a felony for merely possessing a harder drug such as cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine, I think it should be lowered to a misdemeanor so long as it’s for personal consumption and not for trafficking. Lastly, along with the reduction of punishment I believe that there should be a focus on treatment. With a focus on treatment, the drug addict can go somewhere to get help.…
This currently costs nine billion dollars alone. Although some inmates may be serving time for more severe drug related crimes, legalizing small amounts of drugs would lower the amount of money spent by the government to incarcerate them. Another option in legalization could be to allow the possession and sale of drugs, but in a highly regulated manner. Allowing small amounts of some drugs to be purchased, but with taxes or by government authorized sellers would allow for drug users to purchase what they need safely without potentially harming others in attempts to obtain drugs. Regulating the amount dispensed could save lives by preventing overdoses, and insure that the drugs purchased are safe to use.…
Secondly, with more addicts being able to find help, the number of overdose related deaths would also decrease. Lastly, decriminalization would cease all unnecessary drug related arrests. Law enforcement would be able to focus on going after drug suppliers, rather than users. As a result of the 1994 crime bills, many people were arrested for non-violent drug related crimes. The nation can learn from that experience, every time someone was caught with possession, we added to the incarceration rates, which overcrowded our jails, costing our government millions of dollars.…
Over the years, the idea about legalizing drugs has always been a discussion. Although we use the general term, there was no specific type of “drug” mentioned in these arguments. It is obvious that some are more harmful than others, but overall, each drug could be as addicting than any other. There are many different drugs that have different effects. In my opinion, man-made stimulant drugs seem to cause more harm to their users more than “natural” drugs such as cannabis.…