The “Drug War” should be waged even more vigorously and is a valid policy; government should tell adults what they can or cannot ingest.
... problems.”(Glen Hanson, 57). Drug abuse causes mental and emotional problems, loss of interest in things, memory problems, guiltiness and depression. People loose their interests for everything, except drugs. Productivity is reduced (2), because people who consume drugs are less productive. Alcohol, marihuana, narcotics, depressants and other drugs limit mental capacity and muscle activity. To being high on any drug can be very dangerous. It is not safe to drive a car or some other activity, people lose their coordination. And chances of having accidents are very high. . Millions of people lose jobs each year because drugs change their behavior. Their work productivity goes down In addition abusers may cause accidents. These accidents endanger not only the abusers, but their co-workers as well. Drug abuse negatively impacts children (3). Some drugs, such as cocaine, crack and other strong drugs make people easily become very angry and aggressive. It is very scary, because a person loses control over his emotions. “Many incidents of child abuse and neglect are directly related to drug abuse, a problem that is factor in the placement of more than three quarters of the children entering foster care. Even where children stay in families with a drug abuser, money that should be used for food and education is often spent to support an addiction.” (Margaret O. Hyde, 78). Security is compromised (4). Drugs are smuggled across the boarder. This compromises boarder’s security in time of terrorist’s threat. Dangerous terrorists may try to use drugs trafficking routs to come into the country. “Laws prohibiting drugs ("drug prohibition") have enriched criminal organizations around the world by creating an enormously lucrative illegal market ("black market") in drugs. Prohibition has also often helped finance terrorist groups. Terrorists and criminals, sometimes both made wealthier by prohibition, may also join forces if their interests coincide, creating an even greater threat to the countries they target.” (How Drug Prohibition Finances and Otherwise Enables Terrorism, 62). If terrorists illegally cross the boarder, they may commit terrorist acts. Many of 9/11 terrorists were in United States illegally. The overall criminal activity is higher (5). Producing, making, and selling illegal drugs are very serious drug crimes. Criminal gangs fight with each other for influence and distribution of drugs. As a result, general criminal activity increases and innocent people are affected by that. Many drug users end up going to jail (6) for possession of drugs as well as for selling them to get money. Drugs are expensive. Many abusers of any kind of drugs eventually run out of money. People do anything they have to get drugs. Often they steal money for their habit from parents, from employers, from ...