Imagine having to sneak around to do something and having to worry about getting caught. It makes you paranoid and fearful. Or worse trying something just because it 's illegal draws your attention to why it 's not allowed for everyone to use it. This is what the prohibition of drugs feels like for most drug users. They might not even be getting hurt because of drugs, yet they aren 't allowed to use them. Drugs have always been a huge problem not only in America but everywhere. When people talk about drugs they usually point out all the bad it does for one 's health. There are many ways that legalizing drugs could help everyone. Legalizing drugs not only would provide more education about drugs, but reduce the risk of obtaining “laced” or
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Many people think that legalizing drugs will just cause people more problems and be harmful. However, if drugs were to become legal, it would educate people on these drugs and the effects. One way it would educate others is because they would come with a warning label and instructions on how to ingest the drug (10 Reasons...). Many people take drugs without knowing what it will do to their body. This is a bad thing because I am sure many would back down if they actually knew the facts about the effects of drugs. People won 't go around asking others questions about drugs though, because of fear that they might tell on them. Without asking and knowing this causes many deaths. It 's a surprise how many teenagers or even adults are not educated about drugs. They have been told their whole lives that drugs are bad, but without them knowing why, they could care less and go out and try drugs. Legalizing would provide more places that give others information about drugs, and people would be less scared to check these places out. The shame that people feel when using something that is illegal is also harmful. There are many addicts that don 't know how and where to get help without feeling some kind of fear. These addicts feel …show more content…
There seems to be more crimes being committed every year that leave us with no option but to put these people in prison. As of last year “fifty percent (95,800) of sentenced inmates in federal prison on September 30, 2014 were serving time for drug offenses” this is a huge number compared to what other people are in prison for (Carson, E. Ann). This number going down would leave prisons with more space. The violent offenders in prisons “represented 7% of the federal prison population (14,000 prisoners)” violent offenders are more dangerous than someone that is using drugs (Carson, E. Ann). This overcrowding though, is forcing prisons to let go of real criminals because of lack of space. If drugs were legalized this could reduce those drug users sentences, and allow more space for people that commit serious crimes. It is safer to let go of drug users because they are less likely to cause harm to other people. Drug users are only hurting themselves, their health. If violent criminals like rapists are being let go of, there is a high chance they will do a crime like that again. It 's much better to be walking around people who use drugs than a rapist or even worse someone that murdered
Many people think that legalizing drugs will just cause people more problems and be harmful. However, if drugs were to become legal, it would educate people on these drugs and the effects. One way it would educate others is because they would come with a warning label and instructions on how to ingest the drug (10 Reasons...). Many people take drugs without knowing what it will do to their body. This is a bad thing because I am sure many would back down if they actually knew the facts about the effects of drugs. People won 't go around asking others questions about drugs though, because of fear that they might tell on them. Without asking and knowing this causes many deaths. It 's a surprise how many teenagers or even adults are not educated about drugs. They have been told their whole lives that drugs are bad, but without them knowing why, they could care less and go out and try drugs. Legalizing would provide more places that give others information about drugs, and people would be less scared to check these places out. The shame that people feel when using something that is illegal is also harmful. There are many addicts that don 't know how and where to get help without feeling some kind of fear. These addicts feel …show more content…
There seems to be more crimes being committed every year that leave us with no option but to put these people in prison. As of last year “fifty percent (95,800) of sentenced inmates in federal prison on September 30, 2014 were serving time for drug offenses” this is a huge number compared to what other people are in prison for (Carson, E. Ann). This number going down would leave prisons with more space. The violent offenders in prisons “represented 7% of the federal prison population (14,000 prisoners)” violent offenders are more dangerous than someone that is using drugs (Carson, E. Ann). This overcrowding though, is forcing prisons to let go of real criminals because of lack of space. If drugs were legalized this could reduce those drug users sentences, and allow more space for people that commit serious crimes. It is safer to let go of drug users because they are less likely to cause harm to other people. Drug users are only hurting themselves, their health. If violent criminals like rapists are being let go of, there is a high chance they will do a crime like that again. It 's much better to be walking around people who use drugs than a rapist or even worse someone that murdered