Hundreds of drug busts go down across the US each year. The cash property that is seized will ultimately be used by the Police Departments that seized it. The drugs that were seized are destroyed immediately. The punishment for a drug bust is 2 or 3 years in jail. The estimated total cost for substance abuse in the United States in the year of 2012 was $600 billion. This total cost includes the $193 billion for illegal drugs, $193 billion for tobacco, and $235 billion for alcohol. It’s legal for you to take drugs that a doctor gives you. If a doctor DOES NOT give you a prescription for the drug than it is considered illegal. The use of drugs have a negative impact on not just those who use them, but also their friends people is that when you take or do them, it will make you loopsy and you won’t remember anything that and families. The most obvious effects of drugs on was happening at the time. Sometimes, abusing drugs can cause you to become extremely sick, or even kill you. If you’re caught with illegal drugs you can be sent to jail, and even go to prison for a long period of time. Just think, why would you want to …show more content…
When people abuse drugs they can get different diseases. For example, when people do heroin, they can get needle borne illnesses. You can also get diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis. Also, you can receive lung cancer, rotten teeth, hair loss, addiction, insomnia, dilated pupils, and loss of appetite those are side effects that can occur to your body while you're on drugs. The side effects that can happen to your brain is it can cause irreparable damage to your brain cells, consequently you lose your memory, dementia, irrational decision making, suicidal depression, nightmares, hallucinations, impaired depth, time perception, and last but not least impairment. The side effects that are listed should make you want to never ever
Alecx Cardinez Mr. Sandquist English 4 18 April 2018 Mexican Drug Cartel Many teenagers in Mexico are being recruited to be a part of drug cartels. They are blackmailed or forced to become part of crimes.
Philippe Bourgois’ In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio shows the author’s living experience in East Harlem with the purpose of studying the impacts of economic marginalization and racial segregation on the Puerto Rican community in an inner city. Bourgois highlights the socioeconomic and cultural gap between the inner city and the mainstream class in the upper East side Manhattan. During his time living in an Puerto Rican community, he was assumed by most Puerto Ricans to either be an undercover cop or a crack addict because of his race. Later, he was able to gain access to the lives of Puerto Rican crack dealers by getting into a place called the Game Room where provided a cover for drug sales. It was Primo, the manager of this place who became Bourgois’ friend and an informant about their lives in East Harlem.
Making drugs illegal has wasted a vast amount of money, prison space, police time, and caused epidemics of violent crime.
Our economic statue tells us that a supply rapidly grows up to meet a demand. But if the demand is widespread then suppression is useless. It is harmful to society because since by raising the price of the drug in question, it raises the profits of middlemen, which gives them an even more powerful drug to stimulate demand further. The vast profits to be made from cocaine and heroin, which would be cheap and easily affordable, even by the poorest in affluent societies if they were legal. Besides, it is well known the illegality in itself has attraction for youth already inclined to disaffection.
Drug dogs are classified into three categories – those that are aggressive, those that are compulsive, and those that are very laid back. These dogs go through very extensive training before performing their tasks. Training takes anywhere from three to twelve weeks. Dogs come out of this training with different types of personalities.
The harsh punishment for drug crimes in the United States of America is not working. “With roughly half a million people behind bars in the U.S. for nonviolent drug offenses, drugs are as plentiful and widely used as ever” (Grenier, 2013). Even with very harsh long sentences and many people imprisoned drug use is as common as ever in America. ‘We cannot close our eyes anymore’ to the cost in human lives destroyed and taxpayer dollars wasted” (Holcomb, 2015). Harsh drug penalties are destroying American citizens lives and is costing a lot of money from taxpayers. “Yet, people who want treatment can often expect to endure an obstacle course just to get help” (Grenier, 2013). The Unites States government is spending a large amount of money on arresting and imprisoning drug users, yet are putting little to no focus on funding drug medical help for
The consequences that follow the use of any drug are unfavorable. Although many individuals may see drug addiction as a mere lifestyle choice, it is a problem that many individuals suffer from and inevitably a growing issue that leaves major social and economic impacts.
The war on drugs in our culture is a continuous action that is swiftly lessening our society. This has been going on for roughly 10-15 years and has yet to slow down in any way. Drugs continue to be a problem for the obvious reason that certain people abuse them in a way that can lead to ultimate harm on such a person. These drugs do not just consist of street drugs (marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy), but prescription medications as well. Although there are some instances where drugs are being used by subjects excessively, there has been medical research to prove that some of these drugs have made a successful impact on certain disorders and diseases.
Also some results of drugs are crime. Daily there are countless issues caused by people under the influence. One of the biggest results is death, overdoses specifically. In 2016
Drugs will even become safer for those who are willing to use them. Government regulations on drug quality will make the drugs more pure, and potent, taking the harmful additives that some drug makers put in. Like cigarettes, warnings would probably be posted on drug packages stating “The use of crack may be harmful to your health.” As well as on windows of the stores that sells the drugs. An age limit to buy drugs would probably be 21. Clean, sterile needles would also be provided to heroin users and stop the spread of diseases such as AIDS from contaminated and dirty needles.
Drug abuse encompasses anything from habitual intakes to a lethal consumption of drugs. These substances cause a lot of damage to the body, both physically and mentally. Usually, drugs are used as a way to relieve oneself
Today our government remains in a quest of a comprehensive veto of any recreational drugs regardless of our societies continue defiant use. Even the agnostic’s viewpoints, recommends that it’s not wrong or immoral to use certain substances that may alter one’s temperament such as marijuana. Marijuana is far less harmful than alcohol and other drugs that are being used or sold legal in today’s society. In my view the legalization of marijuana is a dilemma, not a question of whether it is morally right or wrong but a dilemma to decide which recreational substances to legalize. I’m hopeful that many more states while legalize marijuana. Especially since alcohol is legal and is preferred often at dinner and holidays parties, special occasions
One thing that can affect the user's health is depressant drugs, such as cannabis, alcohol and opiates, can slow down your breathing (Drugs and Sports). The drugs reduce your lung capacity and narrow your airways (Drugs and Sports). Cocaine can increase the user’s heart rate and put their heart under stress and the person could suffer from a heart attack and an abnormal heart rhythm (Drugs and Sports). Cannabis reduces your motor activity so it is hard to coordinate your moves and the person becomes clumsy (Drugs and Sports). Also, cannabis and alcohol can affect your alertness and concentration, therefore,
Abuse can cause countless medical problems to the body. A person who is addicted will continue to stimulate themselves regardless if they are aware of the negative chain reactions. Once addicted, it becomes difficult to stop due to how the body has become dependent. Health will be harmed the more a stimulant is used. Health effects include: cardiovascular disease, strokes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, lung disease, mental disease, birth defects. Mental health is what keeps a person in the right mind to make better decisions and have better control in life. Drugs have the ability to change mood and behavior. If drugs have affected the brain already, the desire increases which changes mental health. Some may not realize that they have been affected their health negatively. “A person who abuses drugs may not realize they have a problem until pronounced effects of drug abuse are seen, often physically. While drug abuse effects on the body vary depending on the drug used, all drug abuse negatively impacts one 's health (Addictions Community). Since drugs create many health issues, treatment is not a simple task. Treatments are hard to obtain and addictions often go
Once the brain and the neurological activities are interfered with, a disconnection is created leading to loss of memory. Additionally, the drug users may lose their reasoning abilities, where they end up making dangerous decision. This affects their behavior as their decision making is largely influenced by the drug used and the need for more drugs (Fish, 2006).