`As the nation's drug problem persists, issues continue to haunt communities. The question is, will legalizing drugs really help, or will legalization make problems increase in our society? If drugs remain illegal, several complications that could appear as a result of legalization will never occur. Keeping drugs illegal poses a lesser problem than legalization. Drugs should not be legalized because legalization is bad for the country and because it is morally wrong.
             Several problems would result if drugs were legalized. First, if drugs were to be legalized, they would be cheaper than they cost now. If they were cheaper, then the drug dealers would be pushed out of business. Apparently, this looks like a good thing, but once drugs are cheaper, then more people will experiment and, as a result of this, become addicted. William Von Raub, a drug analyst, states, "People start using drugs because they want to experiment"...[therefore]..." legalization could result in four to five million new drug addicts" (qt. in Kronenwetter 60). A high increase in experimentation will occur due to a decrease in prices, and therefore there will be more drug addiction. Third, making drugs both legal and affordable will produce higher levels of use. Such was the case in the seventies: a high level of heroin was being used due to its abundance. As supplies diminished between 1973 and 1975, the prices increased, and heroin usage decreased. This proves that once drugs are cheaper, more people will use them. Therefore, drugs should not be legalized. The Phoenix House, a cocaine treatment center, reported fewer addicts as the price of cocaine increased. Also, if drugs were legalized and prices were lower, it should be very difficult for users to control the r intake each day. As McCuen says, "Legalizing is no solution."
             Pro-legalizers say that because the prices are so high for drugs, users need to steal and cheat. Their theory is that if drugs were legaliz...