Debate On Drugs

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The debate over drugs continues to disturb the American public. Many Americans take at face value the assumptions that drugs cause addiction, which leads to crime, and that addiction is an illness. Yet abundant evidence exits to support the view that legalizing illegal drugs can help solve the drug problem in America. Hi, my name is Evan Dana. Today I am going to discuss why legalizing illegal drugs can help this appalling problem that we face today in U.S. society. Let's begin by accepting a fact: drugs are everywhere in America. The fabled "War on Drugs" hasn't made a dent in the problem, even though we arrest people and stuff them into prisons as fast as we can build them. Why are drugs so predominant? It's a great way to make money fast. Pushers encourage drug use so they have a ready supply of drug addicts. Once you twist a person into an addict, they are your personal slave for life. They will lie and steal for you, anything to get the money to buy the drugs. It's a great life for the pushers, as long as they don't get caught. One way to stop the problem is to go after the pushers: arrest them and toss them in jail. This approach is based on punishment. People will do anything and use all their intellect into avoiding arrest. Lots of Americans have sufficient talent to get away with illegal crimes. The other way to combat the problem is to take the profit away: Legalize drugs, sell them freely and cheaply. One might

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