Drug Abuse in the First World is Serious

How bad is Drug Abuse in the United States of America? How can we stop abuse of drugs with our young people? Why is the war on drugs a lost cause? Is legalization of drugs the right solution? What will we do in the future as all these folks in their teens or still young adults hit their middle thirties and need new Heart Valves? How can our already over taxed health care system handle it? All good questions indeed.

The answers are not so easy however, as drug abuse in the US is a huge problem and small businesses constantly complain about the drug problems and difficulty in hiring labor. The war on drugs seems to be a dead end game. If we stop the drugs from Mexico, we hurt legal trade with more barriers to entry and even if we do, most of the Meth is home grown in the cities and towns near where it is used anyway.

Legalization of drugs, which many have pondered seems like a solution but is it really? After all more druggies will not help the work force or health care costs in the future and although it might lower the costs and decrease petty crimes, it will still be a huge problem. Today we seem to have more problems and questions than answers. So, if you have a solution, well now is a good time to speak up. Consider this in 2006.