Why should we fight drug abuse and how should we go about it?

egocentrism04
#1. March 8th, 2009, at 5:54 PM.

I think the “why” isn’t that hard – drugs are harmful to the body, and can cause injury to people who aren’t taking the drugs (like running over someone while high, for example). The “how” is much harder. There are two approaches, which basically seem like opposite ends of the spectrum. The first approach is to toughen drug penalties. The theory behind this is that people will stay up locked behind bars longer, so they won’t be abusing drugs, and that if the penalties are high enough, people will be afraid of them and stop using drugs. The other approach is to increase the number of rehabilitation programs, and possibly loosen drug penalties so that, instead of serving jail time, the offenders go to the program instead. Whichever approach seems to work is your personal opinion.

Jenny_is_Hot
#2. March 8th, 2009, at 8:01 PM.

Start by imprisoning Rush Limbaugh for his continual drug abuse, and quit treating him like some hero when his an ordinary addict. This should be happening anyway.

partydudette52
#3. March 8th, 2009, at 11:36 PM.

LEGALIZE!!!

amyza29
#4. March 11th, 2009, at 7:51 AM.

Why waste time and money fighting it? Everyone knows that drugs are harmful to the body. Let people go ahead and take them. Maybe it’ll thin a few more idiots out of the herd.

I’m all for prevention, i.e., educating children to not do drugs, but beyond that, I say screw the morons who even start.