Against the Legalization of Drugs

             Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems caused by drug abuse. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so most serious problems in today's world, threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians, health experts, and much of the general public feel that no issue is more important than drug abuse. America's other pressing social problems – disease, poverty, and corruption, often have a common element; that is drug abuse. The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin, and marijuana cause extensive harm to the body and brain. Yet, even after knowing this many people want illegal drugs to be legalized in every aspect. The last thing we need is a policy that makes widely available span. The number of people who are addicted to illegal or are users of these drugs is quite shocking. Drug abuse is clearly an injurious and sometimes fatal problem. Not all users are addicts, but some of the users of illegal drugs in the United States are addicted. The abuse of illegal drugs is very threatening to America's future. These drugs are the cause of many problems and crimes. Drug abuse is a serious threatening problem today and it can be brought under control with acceptable means.
             The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin, and marijuana has been proved to cause unbelievable damage and harm to the body and brain. As well as we know, AIDS is a deadly disease which people are very frightened of today. When parents bring a child into this world, the main concern is that the child be healthy. It is an impossible deed for a drug addict female to give birth to a healthy child. Babies who are born with the AIDS virus should thank their mothers who were drug addicts and bring them into this world to pay for their own mistakes. Thousands of heroin addicts die from overdoses each year. Heroin users are also at great risk of getting AIDS from the ...

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