Under no circumstances should drugs be legalized; drugs have negative consequences not only for individuals, but may also affect the entire families in numerous ways. For example, a parent or parents that abuses drugs is more likely to abuse and or neglected their children, these children often grow up and become substance abusers themselves. Authors like William Bennett are advocates for the legalization of drugs. Bennett who is the author of ‘’Should Drugs Be Legalized’’ meet with several prominent government personnel to discuss the war on drugs. It is Bennett’s view that these prominent government officials are in favor of the legalization of drugs. For instance, at the beginning of Bennett’s autobiography, he learned from the Secretary
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Based on Bennett’s autobiography these prominent government officials all agreed that bending laws geared at reducing the use and sale illegal drugs in order to allow individuals to use it as they wish will have positive impact on society. Also in Bennett’s autobiography a federal judge, Robert W. Sweet ‘’OPTS for legalization,’’ say, ‘’if our society can learn to stop using butter, it should be able cut down on cocaine.’’ In other words, judge Robert W. Sweet is saying, allow substance abusers to have easier access to illegal drugs and they will eventually stop using them at some point in their lives. Wrong! The more access drug users get to abuse drugs is greater the chance they will become obsessed with these illegal substances. In other words, the more they get, is the more they want. Crack-Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine are all man-made addictive hardcore drugs that ruining peoples’ lives daily. …show more content…
What about children and young adults, they are so susceptible to drug use children are after caught in the midst of drugs relate situation. For example, drug trafficking, crime, neglect by parent who are substance user ETC. in addition, Bennett autobiography illustrate that ‘’children are among the frequent victims of violent, drug related crimes that have nothing to do with cost of acquiring the drugs.’’ For example, ‘’in Philadelphia in 1987 more than half the child-abuse fatalities involves at least one parent who was a heavy drug user.’’ Children are the future of tomorrow world, and if drugs use affects them in so many negative ways why legalize drug use? Bennett mention that ‘’in Alaska, where marijuana was decimalized in 1975, the easy atmosphere has increase the usage of the drug, particular among children.’’ The paragraph further illustrate that ‘’some Alaskan schoolchildren now tout, ‘’Coco Puffs’’ marijuana cigarette lace with cocaine.’’ If drugs are now use to make food by no means there will be high increase in addiction. Under what circumstances did the state government think legalization of any kind of drugs would be a positive outlook for communities? Drugs are destroying local communities, for instance, since the legalization of marijuana in Colorado there is a vast increase in pot smoker. As Bennett stated ‘’ Legalization will give us the
Based on Bennett’s autobiography these prominent government officials all agreed that bending laws geared at reducing the use and sale illegal drugs in order to allow individuals to use it as they wish will have positive impact on society. Also in Bennett’s autobiography a federal judge, Robert W. Sweet ‘’OPTS for legalization,’’ say, ‘’if our society can learn to stop using butter, it should be able cut down on cocaine.’’ In other words, judge Robert W. Sweet is saying, allow substance abusers to have easier access to illegal drugs and they will eventually stop using them at some point in their lives. Wrong! The more access drug users get to abuse drugs is greater the chance they will become obsessed with these illegal substances. In other words, the more they get, is the more they want. Crack-Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine are all man-made addictive hardcore drugs that ruining peoples’ lives daily. …show more content…
What about children and young adults, they are so susceptible to drug use children are after caught in the midst of drugs relate situation. For example, drug trafficking, crime, neglect by parent who are substance user ETC. in addition, Bennett autobiography illustrate that ‘’children are among the frequent victims of violent, drug related crimes that have nothing to do with cost of acquiring the drugs.’’ For example, ‘’in Philadelphia in 1987 more than half the child-abuse fatalities involves at least one parent who was a heavy drug user.’’ Children are the future of tomorrow world, and if drugs use affects them in so many negative ways why legalize drug use? Bennett mention that ‘’in Alaska, where marijuana was decimalized in 1975, the easy atmosphere has increase the usage of the drug, particular among children.’’ The paragraph further illustrate that ‘’some Alaskan schoolchildren now tout, ‘’Coco Puffs’’ marijuana cigarette lace with cocaine.’’ If drugs are now use to make food by no means there will be high increase in addiction. Under what circumstances did the state government think legalization of any kind of drugs would be a positive outlook for communities? Drugs are destroying local communities, for instance, since the legalization of marijuana in Colorado there is a vast increase in pot smoker. As Bennett stated ‘’ Legalization will give us the