he high price or the legal risk. Addicts who tend to stop, not by choice, but because the drugs aren't accessible would now feed the addiction if drugs were made legal. These drug addicts would not be forced to kick the habit due to the availability of the drug they would partake eagerly. The temptation to use drugs would increase when news reports of cocaine, heroin and speed’s legalization are shown on television and in newspapers. Instead of money used by employed addicts, you will see welfare funds used to purchase drugs. If welfare funds were to be misused, a major problem in the economy could occur.Health officials have shown that the legalization of drugs would cause a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. AIDS poses a growing threat to addicts, and thus to society as a whole. The virus that causes AIDS is growing, due to drug addicts who share needles and syringes. The sharing of such needles by intravenous drug users helps increase the spread of AIDS. The problem is the sharing of needles, which is causing the spread of AIDS. IV drug abusers are killing people all over the world at an amazingly fast speed. AIDS, which surfaced in the 1970’s, is now on the rise and even more deadly to IV drug users. The sharing of needles must be stopped. Drugs should not be legalized.Although people feel that legalizing drugs would lessen crime, drugs should remain illegal in Australia because there would be an increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. Australia can not afford such a problem. Drug abuse has gotten worse, with its effects on addicted babies, drug addicts, and the I.V. user. There must be education for the survival of Australia, not legalization....
