_Drugs _
By: Joseph G
In the American life style psychoactive drugs are both accepted and
criticized. This is due to the mixed signals that Americans send to our youth.
As a society we accept certain drugs for medical use and reject people who use
psychoactive drugs to get a high or buzz. Is there a difference if a person
drinks a beer or takes a hit of LSD. These two drugs both cause an individual
to get high and fell good. The only difference is that alcoholic beverages are
legal and LSD is illegal. Why is this two faced policy part of the American
life style? Lets look at the written laws that shape the American life style.
Image what our society will be like in the millennium. Will our society be
different then it is today. Can we properly judge how psychoactive drugs will
affect the twenty-first century and beyond. People in our society think that
alcoholic beverages are less harmful than other drugs that are illegal. If
this was the case than why do we need such agencies or organizations that help
to rehabilitate members of our society. Is there a difference between the
Betty Ford clinic and a drug rehabilitation center ? Our society has this
misconception that only marijuana, LSD, cocaine and other such illegal drugs
are bad or harmful to the human body. If an individual could see the affects
of a lifetime of drinking; Do you think that they would change their harmful
ways ? The reality is that people need alcoholic beverages to function in
their spare timeImagine a society were people judge two drugs with similar
consequences differently. This society is unfortunately enough American
society . Children need guidance from our society to help them grow. If we
don't give them the correct message than they are doomed to repeat the
mistakes of our generation. We must convey a message to the younger generation
that all drugs including alcoholic beverages are harmful to their body. When
we successfully convey this message our society will finally take a step to
help change the future.
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