Drug Legalization

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Term Paper Title	Drug Legalization
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Drug Legalization

Drug Legalization

     Strong drug enforcement in the  United States is correlated with the
reduction  in crime , drug use, and drug addiction growth rates. The
impact on tougher  drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug
enforcement has become too lenient.
     This myth has been promoted  by the multi-million dollar  pro-drug
legalization lobby,  civil libertarians, and misguided academic researchers   to
the public with limited review  and  challenge.
     Attacks on drug enforcement efforts often hold law enforcement  to
impossible and changing   performance standards.  Law enforcement , treatment ,
and prevention complement each other. None of the credit  for the twelve year
decline in drug use among our children is attributed  to law enforcement, yet
recent increase in drug use are cited as evidence of law enforcement's failure.
     Without question, drug abuse in our society has been a major cause of
crime and social disruption. The drug problem has been so enormous that some in
our society , misguided by frustration , are listening to the arguments to
legalize or decriminalize drugs. The solution to the drug problem is not to
repeal the drug laws. The solution requires commitment to a balanced  effort on
drug education , prevention , treatment, and law enforcement.  Softening our
drug laws would  be a major mistake. Research and  data clearly  shows  the
problem is not  drug  prohibition , but drug use. When drugs are cheap and
easily accessible ,  more people will use them. It  is a frightening  scenario
that envisions more of our citizens, both juveniles and adults, using mind -
altering substances that not only affect their own behavior and health, but also
endanger innocent  people.
     Experience has already shown a link between  illegal drug use and crime;
that even the so called " victimless " use of marijuana can cause a
disproportionate amount of serious  accidents; and other countries , such as
South Korea and Taiwan ,  learned that tolerating  drug abuse only  allowed it
to grow out of  hand. Those who do not learn from experience are bound to repeat
it. We cannot afford  to do this with the drug problem. There  are the lives of
innocent people  at stake in our generation and the next generation .
     Let's be realistic, legalizing marijuana is a terrible idea which
would have  serious  negative  side effects.  Those in favor of legalization
are making false arguments that may sound good , but  are often s...

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