“Speakeasies of the Prohibition Era” an article by Kathy Weiser explains how all speakeasies and anything else to do with illegal alcohol actions led to the unhealthy era of America. Connected with poverty, crime, corruption, social problems and tax burdens drinking was said to be the source of all evil (Weiser). Why America kept this Amendment in for thirteen years no one still knows because it did not make us a healthier place to live as a
However, he barely touches on the fact of marijuana alone. He speaks of the concern that marijuana impairs memory, concentration, and attention span during intoxication. Intoxication of marijuana usually lasts from 3 to 5 hours then your body returns to its normal functioning state. But when you look at someone under the influence of alcohol the dangers to themselves and others becomes much more likely. In essence, Bennett ignorantly groups marijuana in with harder drugs, just as legislation has for the majority of a century, without considering the differences between marijuana and other drugs or the benefits that can result from marijuana
This war has created ripples that are felt in all parts of the criminal justice system. The systematic and aggressive arresting of drug offenders found us having a need to create drug courts. These courts were quickly duplicated and other states created them to help with the amount of arrests. These arrests and long sentences have caused an overcrowding problem that has gotten out of hand. Studies have shown that the aggressive arrest tactics and longer sentences for drug offenses has not curbed drug use and has not made our streets any safer.
In Madeleine Peiner Cosman (2005) her journal states “by default we grant health passes to illegal aliens, yet illegal aliens harbor fatal diseases that American medicine fought and vanquished long ago”. Generally health care isn’t available for immigrants so health risks are be at a higher rate. They have to pay hospital visits and checkups out of pocket which can be extremely difficult because they are
A deviant is simply someone who goes against the norms/values of society. If you abuse illegal drugs, you can be considered a social deviant. If you even spit on the street, you can be considered a deviant. Deviance is found all over society. Some cases are obviously more severe than others.
I don’t necessarily know what the laws should state, but its something that needs looked into badly. Prescription drugs are becoming more of a street drug than thought about. This paper contains information and facts on why I know prescription drugs are being abused and why I think stricter procedures should be taken with usage of prescription drugs. There is also an argument about prescription drugs being too hard to get, which you will read about later in the paper. Prescription drugs that are most commonly abused, classified as Opioids, are OxyContin, Vicodin, and Demerol, which are used to treat pain or relieve coughs or diarrhea.
They are upset that because of all the illegal immigrants their own rights are being suppressed because of the new laws being forced onto immigrants. As one states in this article, "We come here to work in the land of the free, but the best and the brightest of us are finding themselves prisoners of statutory walls," said Vivek Gupta, 39, a neuroradiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and a former medical resident at Yale University. "I have received awards for my teaching and skills, yet I am forbidden to get federal research grants, and I have to renew my visa year after year after year."
Although it is nearly impossible to keep all drugs, and drug dealers off of the streets, the D.E.A. continues its battle against drugs. Every time a major quantity of narcotics is seized by the D.E.A, a blow is struck against the dealers and smugglers. The agency is making headway by reducing the supply of narcotics available in our
However, to a large extend the figures in the two sources do show that prohibition was not successful. The public were producing more and more alcohol as a result of the restrictions placed on them. Prohibition went against the previously accepted way of life and restricting this only helped to push the production and drinking of alcohol underground. People became very clever at finding ways to obtain recipes for producing their own alcohol and the 25% increase in illegal stills seized by the government proves this. If the police were doing their job properly, the figures should be decreasing not increasing.
This could have a huge affect on the current war on drugs. The war on drugs will continue because apparently the big drug dealer can not be caught. Drugs are going to continue in the states simply because some people do not have jobs and each of these individuals sells drugs to try and make money. If the war on drugs does not be controlled then a lot of things could happen and make the world go down tremendously. Today in our society if drugs are not off the street our younger generations will began to sell it and use it too.