America has been plagued with drug problems for years, and in recent years it isn't proving to get much better. Society has been left to deal with the pain, fear, terror, and crime that the drug world has brought upon us. Many believe that America's problems with drugs, crime, and the drug trade economy could be easily decreased if America turned to the legalization of illicit drugs. If someone chooses to kill themselves with drugs let them.
             "In the 1920's, alcohol was made illegal by Prohibition. The result: Organized Crime. Criminals jumped at the chance to supply the demand for liquor. The streets became battlegrounds. The criminals bought off law enforcement and judges. Adulterated booze blinded and killed people. Civil rights were trampled in the hopeless attempt to keep people from drinking" Sound familiar? It's very true when people say that history repeats itself. Now drugs, which are currently illegal, have raised the same problems as alcohol did when it was prohibited. However, it is safe to say that drugs have taken this country by force, and that it's effects on society are much more harsh than alcohol. It is also "probably safe to say that prohibition resulted in more people drinking than ever before, including many children and many who were poisoned by bad booze" .
             "When America saw what prohibition was doing to them, they supported its repeal. When they succeeded, most states legalized liquor and criminal gangs were out of the liquor business". If that is taken into consideration and placed into our modern world of drugs, crime would have a tremendous decrease. "About 75% of our robberies, thefts, burglaries, and related assaults are committed by drug abusers. Numerous studies show that drug users commit far fewer crimes when undergoing outpatient drug therapy or even when the price of drugs drops". Now just picture if even half of ...