Addiction is a very serious matter and a word that should not be used lightly. Soechtig notes that a study shows “93 percent of lab rats chose sugar water over cocaine” (qtd. in Nicholson). Sugar has shown to be just as addictive as a drug in many studies. Once a …show more content…
Therefore, we need to start using our freedom of speech to make a difference in the world. The big chain companies need to open up their eyes and stop worrying about their paycheck they get every week for selling these awful products and start worrying about their fellow people. Sugar has shown to be just as addictive as a drug, so let us stop advertising it in a good way. Products that contain sugar should be advertised the same way as we advertise cigarettes now. Stop selling the sugar products to kids by putting an age requirement on the purchase. By taking these steps, we are helping not only children put the population in the end. Sugar has become the cigarette of the 21st century, and it needs to be known to the public so we can put a stop to