There are many reasons why people use drugs now but not before. First some of the drugs were not developed in the older days like the 1900's. People were not interested with drugs or using drugs. More young adults listen to the elders, so they were more disciplined. There was no pressure from friends to do drugs. Today America is totally different. America is almost opposite.

Young people seem to be more interested in drugs than adults. The reason why is because they are pressured to try, but once they try they get hooked to it. Some think is cool to do drugs. They are curious about the drug. Some do it for fun because they are bored. Some do it to escape from pain on family situations. Some do it to take a risk or thrill seeking. Some are mimicking inappropriate adult behavior. Some just lack the appropriate val

ues. Young people often don't think of the consequences that may occur if they use the drugs.

Some people might argue that drug users only hurt themselves but the use of drugs is of course not good for anyone in our society. It affects every one of us. Drug users are careless and reckless. They also need money to support their drug habit, so in result, they might go steal, rob or do anything to get money. Drug use leads to all sorts of crime. Drug abuse drains society's resources by requiring that taxes be spent on funding enforcement agencies, educational programs, treatment facilities and on prosecution of drug dealers and users. We also get hurt economically because millions of American dollars leave the country every year to countries like Colombia and Turkey. The dollars leave the county illegally so there is no count on how much money leaves this country.

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