why with all the drug problems in America we can't find a way to stop it from getting worse?

Question

Like Meth so many good people get hooked but couldn't we come up with a way to cure that addiction or even replace it with something better? It's even overtaking the hold that coke has had on us for so long now. I used to think Marijuana could help to curve the intrest off the rest, but now I just don't know?

Answer 1

The problem is the lack of social programs. Whenever there is a drug problem, all money and focus is put on law enforcement. The only thing law enforcement can do is punish someone. That doesn't address what the problem really is. Drugs exist everywhere: the suburbs, urban areas, small towns, prisons, etc. You cannot eradicate something that is everywhere and that is in high demand. You have to figure out what is causing the need and change it.

A good example is terrorism. We are not going to stop terrorism by hunting down every person with a negative thought towards America and lock them up. We will only breed more terrorism through hatred. What we can do is educate. Find those people and educate them on the positives of what America is about.

Answer 2

Every society in history has used recreational drugs, except for one. That was the Eskimos and the only reason was that they couldn't make drugs up there. When outsiders brought drugs in, they had problems with them just like everyone else.

There are any number of reasons why people take drugs, from simple entertainment to serious mental problems. As long as there are people who want entertainment or have problems we will have drug use.

If you want to know why it is "getting worse" then you need to read the Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/cu/cumenu.htm

If you only read one book on the subject this is the one to read. It is probably the best overall review of the subject ever written. It will give you a good summary of what you would learn if you read all the other thousands of documents in that online library.

It contains an excellent short history of how these problems have developed over the years and gives some excellent insight into what causes these problems.

A couple of interesting points:

First, all of these drugs were legal and sold over the counter without any restrictions circa 1900. Even though they were sold widely, they were not considered to be a major social problem. They became a major social problem only after 1914.

Second -- Historically speaking, what is the biggest single cause of drug epidemics among US children?

Answer: Anti-drug campaigns. See, for example, the chapter titled "How to Launch a Nationwide Drug Menace". It is the story of how glue-sniffing got started.

That will get you started. You can find more references on the subject at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer

Answer 3

The drug cartels have already got a presence contained in the US, and characteristic been operating with the help of the gangs for truly some time. more desirable, a weakened US authorities stance (BATFE quick-n_Furious, challenge GunRunner, etc.) has made them even extra sturdy to administration. the field troops (i.e. Border Patrol, DEA, etc.) are doing their suited, yet no longer receiving a lot help from the legislators and Obama administration. it receives worse before it receives extra efficient. As a rustic, we ought to take an organization stand on the flow of medicine entering our usa. Wimpy legislators passing weak (and complicated) guidelines with hidden beef projects received't sparkling up the challenge.

Answer 4

As long as the drug problem is treated as a criminal matter, it will never get better. It is not a criminal matter; it is a measure of despair. It is a social issue and one of the reasons it is so prevalent is that there are so many people at the bottom of the social scale who feel left out, without hope. When you have no future prospects, why bother? Might just as well take something to numb the pain and quiet the anxiety.
It is also caused by the breakdown of families, kids being given things to distract them instead of the attention they crave from their parents and the adults in their lives.
If you look at societies without drug problems, you will see high family values, extended families to whom children are a blessing to be cherished.

Answer 5

As long as people are able to make choices, some will make bad choices resulting in the hell that is drug addiction. I don't think we can cure one drug problem by substituting another. It is indeed a bad situation and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel

Answer 6

I think that is had to do with RECOGNIZING that there is a problem. Most times you would hear about drug-usage for years before it appears in a well-to-do or political family member's group and then it goes from the 'drug-usage' to 'epidemic'. Besides, no politician wants to be known for having a city over-run by drugs, unless that status become a general norm all across the U.S.

You can't improve something if you cannot see it, esp. if you are in denial about its existence.

W.

Answer 7

In every society, in every culture, in every time period there has and will always be bad things that people get addicted too. it's a part of the evil that exists in this world.

Answer 8

Not in a free society. Take the good with the bad.

Answer 9

it's the case of tell me not to do it and I will. But also drugs make you feel good when everything else makes you feel bad. How can you tell someone they can't feel good and think they will listen?