A study was released this past week saying alcohol is more dangerous than heroin and crack. So has the time come for the government to wake up and realize that people need to told how to act. Obviously, this substance is too dangerous for people handle properly. Therefore, it would be better if alcohol was once again banned, and we entered the second era of prohibition. This way all of the problems that come along with alcohol would go away just like all of the problems with drugs have ceased to exist. If you haven't guess by now I am being a bit sarcastic. However, it does make you think, or at least it made me think some. I'll start out by saying I don't get drunk, and I don't do drugs. I've decided that they serve no purpose for me in my life. I'm a christian, and being drunk or stoned isn't how I want to live, nor do I think it's how I should because it's not going to help me in my life. I think the world would be better if there weren't alcoholics or drug addicts, but the world is an imperfect place so the chances are slim. Now back to the main topic of alcohol being more dangerous than drugs. I understand that people having one or two drinks from time to time isn't going to cause much harm to society, but not all people know how to control themselves. Obviously the federal government isn't going to prohibit alcohol again because it caused more crime and problems than when it was illegal. The same is true today when it comes to the safer drugs and the war on drugs. I don't think you can just force people how to live their lives, and I don't think that the government should be regulating people's personal lives. I understand that more problems come from the prohibition of these substances, and that if these types things were legal and controlled. It's easier for kids in high school to get drugs because drug dealers don't ask for ID like a store does for alcohol. Then just when we thought California was going to legalize recreational use of marijuana the majority of Californians voted that the government can continue to tell people how to live their personal lives. I don't understand why the government will give people the benefit of the doubt on alcohol consumption, but not even on marijuana. Maybe one day the time is going to come when governments will learn that the prohibition of these drugs is causing harm to society, and that it's more trouble and more of a waste of finances to keep up the war on drugs. Also I hate the argument people use that if drugs are legalized then there will be drug users walking around town because that argument just doesn't have any logic. Well they're illegal now, and people still use drugs. I'm also a libertarian, and I think the government has to have less regulation in people's lives because that is the only way there can truly be a free society.
Here's an article discussing the study: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/nov/01/alcohol-more-harmful-than-heroin-crack
I completely agree with your argument. The nation learned a valuable lesson from the prohibition...there was less crime and misuse involving alcohol when the government legalized and controlled it. Therefore, why should the same principle not be applied to drugs? There were bootleggers and speakeasies then, just like there are drug dealers and trap houses now. If we want to stop drug-related violence, then we have to legalize there use and thus do away with these drug dealers and trap houses the same way we did away with bootleggers and speakeasies.
ReplyDeleteWith scientific studies like this one becoming more and more prevalent, I don't see how the government can continue to dodge this issue. I was also sad to see that Prop 19 failed...it looked like a step in the right direction to me. If California cannot even legalize recreational marijuana use, what hope is there for the rest of the nation?