The Harshness of Drugs
There are many underlying problems in our society that are overlooked. Some problems such as crime, violence, and littering will always be there- no matter how hard people try to stop such things. So people tend to try and overlook these problems. One of the main problems in the USA is the drug problem. Reports show that millions of people in the US have used and or are currently using an illegal drug of some sort. Many of these reformed drug addict have given reports on how using drugs has permanently damaged their lives. The most alarming recent studies show that the drug problem in the US has stayed the same, while the drug use among teenagers had risen drastically, according to the National Household Survey on Drug abuse by the Department of Health and Human Services. This is a problem that society cannot just overlook. The 1996 Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education survey estimates that every 1 in 10 high school senior use drugs daily. This figure is very disturbing. Our youth today are spending more time getting high than studying for classes or preparing for college. The time wasted on using drugs could be used on better things like preparing themselves for school and o
"I am now 21 years old, but after 5 years of experimentation of drugs, all I have to show for it now is a job as a burger flipper and no high school diploma. I started using [drugs] at the age of 15, and I started with a little pot. But those years of occasionally smoking a little pot turned into days of skipped school just to go get more, harder drugs and passing out somewhere not knowing where I was. After many years of ruining my life with these things, at the age of 20, I decided to stop, but it was too late. I had already dropped out of school at the age of 17, and had completely screwed up my life..." It is apparent that drugs are a major problem in society today. Problem is, it is affecting teenagers- the future of today. If society continues to ignore this problem, and act as it isn't really a problem at all, the future of the US will be endangered. If our country begins to fail economically, then it will also effect other countries that trade with us. If this problem continues to be out of control, the whole world will become unstable. So we must start young, and make the teenagers aware of the dangers of abusing drugs, and do the whole world a favor. r getting a job. Many drugs taken by teens inhibit their ability to care about their studies, making them lazy and to not care about their grades, thus already making their life make a turn for the worst. This lack of studying leads to failed grades, which leads to not being accepted in college, which turns into not getting a good job in life. Which gr
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