Post by Diana Rhoads on Feb 17, 2016 15:35:25 GMT
Question: Should drugs be legalized?
What is your point of view?
First, what drugs are we discussing? If discussing heroin or cocaine, methamphetamines, this type of drug, then my point of view is no. For one, these are very addictive drugs with no regulations on them. What someone buys them, they may not even be the drug, it could be laced with other things. There are plenty of studies that they do damage to the mind and capabilities as a person. There is destruction to families as well as the physical health and mental health of those using. One becomes engulfed needing the drug and can no longer think rationally for themselves.
I am for legalization for the right reasons and medical needs. This issue goes back to as far as I can remember. The war on drugs has been ongoing with no end in sight at this point.
What are your reasons for supporting this point of view? Why do you think that?
I have personally seen the destruction of families with a drug abuser. The not knowing where they are, are they safe, are they alive are questions people are asking themselves when in this situation. The drug use does not solve the underlying mental health concerns, thus creating a bigger problem. The real issues need to be addressed. We should be able to provide access to truthful information and education. Seeing commercials calling people losers because they use drugs is not helping anyone.
When working for the Department of Children’s Services in San Bernardino, Ca, I witnessed the effects of child abuse first hand. One example was a mother addicted to meth, had two children ages 8 months and 1 and a half. Living in a camper that should have been in on the back of a truck. No running water, body waste flowing out of a tube into the dirt. The only food in the house was a bag of sugar. The babies were very dirty, had head lice and they had no clothing or diapers. The sink was filled with dirty water and when the police had arrived the older child was trying to drink the dirty water. The mother was high on meth. She had a male companion who also high. Mom was 23 years old and looked like an elderly lady. Mom was missing most of her hair as well as most of her teeth.
We had to remove the children, mom was very belligerent and combative with the police and wanted to beat me up for taking her children. A very sad case.
2 years later, I ran into mom at the courthouse where she was getting her children back. I was present at court that day. Mom came up to me and apologized for her actions the day I arrived with the police. Mom had new dentures, her hair was full again and she had put weight on. She said to me that she always loved her children deeply but needed help and did not know how to get it. Although this was a tough time for her, she used this as opportunity to help herself and get her kids back. She was grateful for the assistance.
Are there different perspectives on the issue?
Absolutely…I think I can go back and forth myself depending on the issue brought up and who and how it is being presented.
What is your point of view?
First, what drugs are we discussing? If discussing heroin or cocaine, methamphetamines, this type of drug, then my point of view is no. For one, these are very addictive drugs with no regulations on them. What someone buys them, they may not even be the drug, it could be laced with other things. There are plenty of studies that they do damage to the mind and capabilities as a person. There is destruction to families as well as the physical health and mental health of those using. One becomes engulfed needing the drug and can no longer think rationally for themselves.
I am for legalization for the right reasons and medical needs. This issue goes back to as far as I can remember. The war on drugs has been ongoing with no end in sight at this point.
What are your reasons for supporting this point of view? Why do you think that?
I have personally seen the destruction of families with a drug abuser. The not knowing where they are, are they safe, are they alive are questions people are asking themselves when in this situation. The drug use does not solve the underlying mental health concerns, thus creating a bigger problem. The real issues need to be addressed. We should be able to provide access to truthful information and education. Seeing commercials calling people losers because they use drugs is not helping anyone.
When working for the Department of Children’s Services in San Bernardino, Ca, I witnessed the effects of child abuse first hand. One example was a mother addicted to meth, had two children ages 8 months and 1 and a half. Living in a camper that should have been in on the back of a truck. No running water, body waste flowing out of a tube into the dirt. The only food in the house was a bag of sugar. The babies were very dirty, had head lice and they had no clothing or diapers. The sink was filled with dirty water and when the police had arrived the older child was trying to drink the dirty water. The mother was high on meth. She had a male companion who also high. Mom was 23 years old and looked like an elderly lady. Mom was missing most of her hair as well as most of her teeth.
We had to remove the children, mom was very belligerent and combative with the police and wanted to beat me up for taking her children. A very sad case.
2 years later, I ran into mom at the courthouse where she was getting her children back. I was present at court that day. Mom came up to me and apologized for her actions the day I arrived with the police. Mom had new dentures, her hair was full again and she had put weight on. She said to me that she always loved her children deeply but needed help and did not know how to get it. Although this was a tough time for her, she used this as opportunity to help herself and get her kids back. She was grateful for the assistance.
Are there different perspectives on the issue?
Absolutely…I think I can go back and forth myself depending on the issue brought up and who and how it is being presented.