Are you implying that people are predisposed to drug use; the same as being proned to diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol? Interesting, it is true that one does learn something new everyday.
Think of it more like this. Alcoholics are people who have a drinking problem. That is a medical condition just like an addiction to nicotine or other subsances is a medical problem. Such problems should be treated as medical issues and not crimes.
Drug addiction is treated as a disease, which is the direct result of drug use.
Drug use on the other hand, is a choice one makes; out of weakness, trying to conform or fit in, or trying to be who one is not. The list could go on and on.
Who should make the decision on what other people can and cannot do? Education is one way to reduce the problem. There will always be people who want to "escape" by using some substance.
"No es mi culpa" society forced me to become a drug user! I also have problems accepting this statement.
I also have a problem with that regarding a persons original choice , but addiction is still a medical issue and not a criminal issue.
Are non drug users better people than the ones who do? No necessarily.
Drug users fall into one or many of the categories I mentioned above. Also, the moral fiber of society has degraded so much that people aren't ashamed to behave inappropriately or do things once deemed to be wrong.
If people do things to harm others, then there are laws that are already in place.
We could blame society all day long, but we have to be mindful that people must be held accountable for their actions and people are the ones that shape the same society of whichthey form part.
Right now society sees drug use that is a huge business from the supply, distribution, court and prison system. I contend that is the wrong approach.
Should drug use be legalized? That is another topic! :chinese:
