For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems
of society. There have been escalating costs spent on the war against
drugs and countless dollars spent on rehabilitation, but the problem
still exists. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related
problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer in our country. Some
are born addicts(crack babies), while others become users.

The result of drug abuse is thousands of addicts in denial.
The good news is the United States had 25,618 total arrests and
81,762 drug seizures due to drugs in 1989 alone, but the bad news is
the numbers of prisoners have increased by 70 percent which will cost
about $30 million dollars. Despite common wisdom, the U.S isn't
experiencing a drug related crime wave. Government surveys show
between 1980 - 1987 burglary rates fell 27 percent, robbery 21 percent
and murders 13 percent, but with new drugs on the market these numbers
are up. One contraversial......

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Title: Should Drugs Be Legalized?
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