July 5, 2012
There is something so unique about this drug, heroin. It's one of the most powerful, highly addictive, and one of the hardest things to quit. It's put on such a pedestal and glamorized. Once the drug of choice for rock stars is now the drug of choice for teens and young adults. Seriously. I've read countless news stories and documentaries from 2000 to now about high school students or those in their 20's trying it out of the blue. What's even more surprising is that some of our government officials think this drug should be legal. Yes, legal.Ron Paul thinks so. He wants to legalize both heroin and prostitution. His outlook is that why try to stop someone from hurting themselves? He thinks that it should be legalized because obviously people are doing it anyway and having it illegal isn't stopping anyone and the people buying it and selling it aren't hurting others, just themselves-which I don't entirely agree with-and so why should the government get involved. This is why I hate when people that don't know the first thing about addiction open their mouths. Ron, you are wrong; addicts aren't just hurting themselves. They are hurting their friends, family and others with their lies, stealing, etc. The addict isn't the only one involved. If heroin or any drug becomes legal, it won't all of the sudden create some crazy issue-people are doing it regardless of legal standpoint so nothing will change. People that haven't tried it before aren't going to start now just because it's legal. Actually, I don't think one thing would change, except for less arrests, if it's legalized. But it's not just about making something legal. It's about getting the full picture of something that has clearly gotten worst. That isn't even the issue. The issue is that people need to be better informed and educated about addiction and the drug itself. Instead of arresting people, why not help them?There's an idea! As for prostitution, clearly people are ignoring the legality of this as well and doing it anyway, so I don't think one thing would change if it became legal, but I think that also has to do with a bigger picture than just hurting yourself. You aren't just hurting yourself. You are furthering the spread of STD's, for men that are married and doing this, you are making it look like their actions are perfectly fine when they aren't. To legalize things that are immoral and unhealthy is to "okay" it.
There is something so unique about this drug, heroin. It's one of the most powerful, highly addictive, and one of the hardest things to quit. It's put on such a pedestal and glamorized. Once the drug of choice for rock stars is now the drug of choice for teens and young adults. Seriously. I've read countless news stories and documentaries from 2000 to now about high school students or those in their 20's trying it out of the blue. What's even more surprising is that some of our government officials think this drug should be legal. Yes, legal.Ron Paul thinks so. He wants to legalize both heroin and prostitution. His outlook is that why try to stop someone from hurting themselves? He thinks that it should be legalized because obviously people are doing it anyway and having it illegal isn't stopping anyone and the people buying it and selling it aren't hurting others, just themselves-which I don't entirely agree with-and so why should the government get involved. This is why I hate when people that don't know the first thing about addiction open their mouths. Ron, you are wrong; addicts aren't just hurting themselves. They are hurting their friends, family and others with their lies, stealing, etc. The addict isn't the only one involved. If heroin or any drug becomes legal, it won't all of the sudden create some crazy issue-people are doing it regardless of legal standpoint so nothing will change. People that haven't tried it before aren't going to start now just because it's legal. Actually, I don't think one thing would change, except for less arrests, if it's legalized. But it's not just about making something legal. It's about getting the full picture of something that has clearly gotten worst. That isn't even the issue. The issue is that people need to be better informed and educated about addiction and the drug itself. Instead of arresting people, why not help them?There's an idea! As for prostitution, clearly people are ignoring the legality of this as well and doing it anyway, so I don't think one thing would change if it became legal, but I think that also has to do with a bigger picture than just hurting yourself. You aren't just hurting yourself. You are furthering the spread of STD's, for men that are married and doing this, you are making it look like their actions are perfectly fine when they aren't. To legalize things that are immoral and unhealthy is to "okay" it.
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