worldwide issues. Ending the existence of drugs is one of the toughest and most

complicated goals we face. Despite our constant battle against them, illegal substances

continue to exist and thrive in our culture. With all the effort we put into the war against

drugs, why is there little success?

Lack of effort is not a major reason our attempts are failing. It is the lack of

understanding that leads to the misdirection and failure of our attempts. Obviously a

strong desire to use drugs exists, and it is the prevention of this desire that we need to

focus on in order to wipe out drugs from our lives. In fact, our focus is strongly on

punishing drug users, yet applying laws against committed drug crimes has not proven to

be an effective solution. Drugs are still produced and distributed everywhere, and are

taken by many. Because all types of people use illegal substances, pinpointing one specific

group to "bust" is not effective. Recently, we have tried to track the location of drug use.

We find places where drugs tend to be, and seek to close them down as an effort to

decrease the overall use of drugs. This has proved to

effects regardless of where they are ingested. Our world is full of nightclubs and other

people are willing to risk getting caught, because the benefits of drugs outweigh the risks.

be an ineffective technique because it

wisdom or knowledge to make educated decisions, often go to extreme lengths to fit in.

more influential than the law? Partly because the potential benefits of drugs overwhelm us,

combination of many aspects within the entertainment industry; including music, fashion,

they want. A drug addict always knows where and how to get what they need. And as

-- which we conceive to be very small -- of being caught. In reality, the risk of getting

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