For Better or Worse? America has been plagued with drug problems for years, and in recent years it isn’t proving to get much better. Society has been left to deal with the pain, fear, terror, and crime that the drug world has brought upon us. Many believe that America’s problems with drugs, crime, and the drug trade economy could be easily decreased if America turned to the legalization of illicit drugs. If someone …showed first 75 words of 1533 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1533 total…help. Drugs should be legal. Individuals have the right to decide for themselves what to put in their bodies, so long as they take responsibility for their actions” (Schmoke 2). Drugs and its effects will always be around, but why should we spend money that produces very little effects such as with the drug war; instead, we should be making money and distributing that money towards a safer user environment, and more effective drug rehabilitation centers.