The United States has been for a long time in a debate about the legalization of drugs. This paper will discuss the effects of drug legalization in different fields such as Economics, social, moral, medical, and philosophical. The liberalization of the drug is a very controversial issue. It has many pros and cons in different aspects of society, and this paper will discuss all those aspects in details. By liberalizing drug, we may save big amount of money and it will benefit us economically but on the other hand the social condition will get much worst resulting in increase in crime rates and drug addictions will cause early death.
Arguments
In this part, we discuss the Economic arguments of Drug Liberalization. Legalization of drugs will dramatically reduce their prices so that groups engaged in street trading, will be forced out of the market. Low prices also reduce the level of crime among those drug users who are forced to go on to get money to buy drugs. Thus, the overall crime rate is significantly reduced (Bouchard 325–344). The driving force in the drug trade is its high rate of return, which leads to a hard, violent, confrontation involved in her criminal groups. The only way to fight against the criminalization of trafficking is a withdrawal of money from the "black" drug market, i.e. legalization. Legalization will not destroy the violence associated with drug trafficking. There is no reason to believe that quite well organized and trained criminal organizations suddenly abandon his usual activities (Zapolski 348–354). They just reoriented to another illegal purpose. There are other possibilities to reduce the profitability of "black market", for example, to intensify the fight against money laundering. Reducing the cost of law enforcement agencies will free up a significant amount, which can be referred for treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts. Until now allocated for this purpose is clearly insufficient resources, which led to the fact that many addicts, are seeking treatment, could not afford to allow a timely manner.
Social Arguments
Now from Social perspective we have that Drug use, as well as every other "forbidden fruit" bears shade "exceptionalism." Efforts to decriminalize marijuana use have already been made in a number of US states; the result was not increased consumption but rather to stabilize it, and sometimes-even decline. In those states where the use is strictly forbidden, the situation is no different for the better. Although the argument "sweet forbidden fruit" and is effective against certain social groups, the vast majority of law-abiding citizens simply discourage hunting ban to experiment in this area. Even as legalized drugs will still be harmful to health, and the temptation to try them for minors will only grow (Bouchard 325–344).
The moral argument
This part will discuss the effects of drug liberalization from moral’s perspective. Criminalization of drug use often leads people to death. Rejecting the legalization authorities deliberately risking the lives of their citizens who use drugs, because they are forced to use products that are not well cleaned or the unknown, this is one of the main causes of their deaths. Drug users will benefit from legalization because their reduced financial costs and the risk of being involved in any illegal activities. Even if it is eliminated crime in the illicit trade in narcotic drugs, and reduced the number of crimes committed by drug users, drug consumption growth will inevitably lead to a general increase in crime, thus creating a potential threat even greater than it is now, the number of "innocent victims" (Campillos 263–6). The illogical comparison seems mortality from tobacco and drugs. Mortality among drug users is so small in absolute terms; it is because the drugs are prohibited. If they were allowed, the death rate would be much higher. Comparing only indicates that the resolution of the substance with a narcotic effect, in this case, tobacco, causes much more harm than illegal substances. Laws governing narcotic substances are important moral and educational postulates proclaimed authorities and society. Refusal of them would be a mistake (Lounkine n.pag).
Philosophical and Logical Arguments "For" And Against
Medical Reasons "For" And Against
Now discussing the medical view we have commercial substance through solid pharmaceutical companies will significantly reduce the threat to the health of drug addicts. Currently, there is a tendency to transition from spirits to wine and beer from the hard to the soft varieties of tobacco. A similar process can be expected in the legalization of drugs. Drug use - is primarily a result of the influence of the medium: stress, poverty, unemployment, frustration in life (which, incidentally, are subject to the rich). Most addicts are able to do away with drug use, and do it as soon as they eliminate the cause of the stress test (for example, veterans of the Vietnam War on their return to the United States). Although, thanks to the non-formal learning the rules of admission drugs, the number of drug addicts suffering from overdoses of drugs or poorly treated in relation to the total number of drug users, will be reduced, the absolute risk increase performance because of the increased number of users. The low percentage of drug addiction is the result of the changing availability of different drugs, the threat of arrest and the high cost of drugs. All this reduces consumption. Legalization and, therefore, greater availability will lead to increased drug dependency (Policies 7–13). Epidemiological studies show that approximately 8% of people who consume alcohol tend to do so in quantities that pose a threat to their health and leading to the formation of dependence. In terms of free access to the marijuana would be for 50%, 90% cocaine and heroin 95% (Zapolski 348–354).
The policy of drug liberalization will ease matters economically, but it will cause upheaval socially, as more drug addicts will burden our society at large. In the end, the economic benefit as we see today will no longer remain a benefit because a drug-afflicted society will not be able to care for its future generations and ultimately a broken society without social values will result in total disaster economically as well as socially.
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