Legalization of Drugs
I am in some clubs on the internet. There are people that say that drugs should be legalized. I wonder what their motive is. Do they feel that the legalization of drugs will make it cheaper for them to use drugs? Will they be able to use drugs more? Do they care about anyone other than themselves? Do they think about the effect on their children?
I feel that enough people die from drug and alcohol abuse as it is. Many are innocent victims of drunk drivers. The drunk drivers usually live through bad accidents because their bodies are relaxed when the impact occurs. They may go to jail but the victims are gone forever.
If you legalize drugs you will have more people driving under the influence of drugs. Now many to the up scale users do it at home or at a party. Legalize it and you will have bars for drugs. That will mean an increase in auto deaths.
The legalization people say that when they are legalized the people that do drugs for the excitement of doing something illegal will quit. BS. They are already addicted so the will not quit. Cheaper drugs will also add to the usage.
Alcohol is not as addictive as the illegal drugs. Most can have a drink every once in a while without overdoing it or getting addicted. Many times you can have a designated driver when you go out for alcohol. I really doubt that would work with cocaine or heroin.
Granted Alcohol is as bad when abused. Cigarettes are probably more addictive because of the nicotine than the illegal drugs. They also kill people as does alcohol. The other drugs can kill quicker. One time can kill.
Years back a lettuce leaf cigarette came out. It did not sell because it did not have nicotine.
Why make the more addictive drugs legal and add to the problems the legal drugs cause? Do we have the right to fry our brains?
What about doctors, pilots, bus and truck drivers and other people that can take a life if they are high on drugs? The answer the legalization people have is that alcohol has the same effect. Random drug and alcohol tests will take care of that. The only way drug tests will work is if we have them every day possibly twice a day. How about before each patient, flight or when the busses and trucks start moving.
Do the parents think about their children? The children may get into their stash. If they smoke it around the children they will get a contact high. How can they tell the kids not to use it when they do? “Do as I say not as I do,” does not work.
It will still be illegal for the kids so the dealers will still be active selling to the kids. The legalization people say that is the parents problem not theirs.
As long as I am not hurting anyone else it is my right and I should be able to use my drugs. If you have children you are hurting them. If you or your mate gets pregnant you are hurting the baby.
Stopping as soon as you know you are pregnant may not save the baby. If you get pregnant within five years after you quit the baby is in danger.
If you just have to have your drugs and you buy them illegally you are an addict. If you were not an addict you would not take the chance. Why should the government help you kill yourself and your children.
Should marijuana be legalized. It is not nearly as bad as smoking or alcohol. I disagree. I have seen marijuana lead to the use of other drugs. The effects of marijuana diminish as you use it so when you reach the point where your high is diminished you lace it with other drugs in order to get the desired high. Marijuana and driving do not mix just like alcohol and driving.
If the children are around when you smoke it they will get a contact high. The same arguments regarding the children and drugs apply here.
In Michigan if you are in an accident with your car, go to the hospital and there is any alcohol in your system it is considered child abuse and you will probably be investigated. If illegal drugs are in your system you may end up having to take occasional drug tests. You may lose your children if you are a drug user.
Of you use drugs and want help to kick the habit most cities have a wide range of facilities to help you. I would recommend calling the Salvation Army. If your parents use drugs you can also call them. If you have access to the Internet you can use a search engine and find many sites that may help.
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