Drugs in Society

For nearly 85 years, the government has prohibited psychoactive drugs. American leaders attempted to do the same to alcohol with Prohibition in the 1920’s. In any society, drug use plays a part in the culture of those people. Whether it’s a native taking hallucinogens for a religious ceremony, a destitute alcoholic drinking on a city street, or a group of teenagers smoking marijuana, drugs and alcohol have the same effects in any culture (Cooper). The question of “why do people use drugs?” has been a dilemma which American medical experts and government leaders have fought to answer for years. Recently, many institutions and organizations have formed in order to fight the war on drugs and help diminish the percent of Americans who use dangerous drugs and excessive amounts of alcohol. Despite the efforts of these institutions, drug use still continues everyday. The question I hope to answer in this paper is: What should American do to fight drug use?

Drugs and alcohol have...