The Meth Epidemic

I believe that drugs should not be legalized. Looking at what our nation is like now, with drugs that are not legal, we can see the detriment they are causing. If we make drugs legal the death rate, as well as many other indirect consequences of drug use, will increase. Making drugs legal is just another way of saying that its ok to do them and the consequences won't be very severe. Although drugs are not legal right now, people still use them. They will continue to use them and I don't really see a way that they (the population as a whole) will stop. Individuals with support from family and friends and a visit to rehab might be able to overcome their addiction, but there isn't very much hope for the majority of the rest. If we make drugs legal this will just make things worse. If alcohol was illegal I think there would probably be less alcoholics because it wouldn't be as easily accessible and younger kids wouldn't be exposed to it as much.