cate ourselves when circumstances are out of our control, forgetting the long term dangers involved when use becomes abuse with a particular drug. It is not just the individual that gets hurt, but the children of tomorrow as well. How many children are killed in drug related incidents each day and furthermore how many pick up their parent's habits in relation to drug use. Like produces like, and an addict is only breeding grounds for more addicts with the same handicap when dealing with life. Take for example smoking cigarettes. A child is more likely to pick up the habit of smoking if one of their parents smoke. If drugs were legalized, then the parent, if a drug user, would in effect be endorsing the use of psychoactive drugs. The abuse of any mind altering substance is a symptom of much greater problems within the individual. Legalizing the now illegal drugs would proliferate more addicts in an already addicted society.Before anyone can advocate the legalization of drugs they need to be aware of the effects that this poses on a society. Many nations have experimented with legalization, including the United States, and in every instance the effects were negative. There was not one positive side to the legalization unless you consider overdosing the addicts a plus. Repeatedly the crime rates soared after legalization. In most cases the drug users still continued purchasing from illegal suppliers. There were huge increases in addiction to heroin, not to mention the money spent on the drugs to provide citizens legally, by the nations who legalized them. Before we jump on a legalization bandwagon, let's take a look at some countries who tried this route and take a candid view of the effects. Even marijuana, if legal, has negative effects on any society as you will see, especially when the possibility of a bordering country comes into the legalized market to obtain them. Over in England, [when heroin was made legal by pre...
