¶ … illegal drugs and why they should be legalized. It is not that Block and Steinbeck disagree about making drugs legal, but that they disagree about why that should be done. Block's argument is mostly economic in nature, while Steinbeck's argument is much more geared toward the reduction of overcrowding in prisons. She argues that much of the crime that is related to drugs is because those drugs are illegal and people are committing crimes to get them. If they were legal, she believes, much of the criminal activity that takes place in order to get them would go away. While this is somewhat persuasive, people who want drugs and cannot afford them are still going to commit crimes to get them, whether they are legal or not. For Block the argument is more persuasive, because legalizing drugs would allow for a great deal of money to be made from them in taxes and fees. It could stimulate the economy of the entire country. When it comes to Hare and Thompson, their positions on abortion differ. Hare believes that abortion should be up to the person having it, because the personhood of the fetus cannot be established. In other words, it is an argument against the idea that abortion is wrong because the fetus is a person. That is difficult to prove and the definition is somewhat arbitrary, so calling the fetus a person is not realistic. Thompson states that the fetus is a person, and that every person has a right to life. The argument behind this line of thinking is actually more persuasive because of the ability of technology to show such clear images of the fetus while it is still in the womb. By the age...
It is also clear that it feels pain, which is another attribute of a person, and all people deserve to have the chance at life. Hare's argument is understandable, but Thompson's is the more persuasive of the two.
Illegal drugs workplace. Why bad business'. Illegal drugs in the workplace Illegal drug use can have a particularly damaging effect on a company when it is being performed by an employee. In addition to affecting their health and their families, drugs can also affect the companies individuals work in and for the industry as a whole. Drug use, abuse, or dependence can make people be less productive, spend less time at work,
, 1995). Some of laws and restrictions imposed by USA between 1960 and 1997 are as follows: 1) "Drug Abuse Control Amendments-- referred to amphetamines, barbiturates and LSD as dangerous drugs and allowed for FDA to recommend to Department of Health Education and Welfare to control them and other drugs that may later be deemed a problem. (1965)" (History of Drug Laws and Restrictions in the U.S., reference 4) 2) "Comprehensive Drug Abuse
Drugs and Behavior What are drugs exactly and what are some ways drug users get away with illegal usage? Defining drugs use is a surprisingly difficult proposition. The definition as stated in the session II review is as follows: "any substance taken into the body that alters the function or structure of the body organs ... that changes body state or mental function." But this definition might not only apply to the
Illegal Drugs in U.S. Annotated Bibliography Annotate Bibliography on Illegal Drug Laws and Issues in the U.S. Annotate Bibliography on Illegal Drug Laws and Issues in the U.S. This work will develop a concept that is associated with the history of illegal drugs in the United States and briefly touches on the issue of how the laws surrounding illegal drugs have changed in the United States over the years. The work will be
The first method, therefore, of curtailing use relates to the development of tougher measures for soldiers once they have failed a drug test. Prevention programs should be given a higher priority than is currently the case. With stronger prevention programs, and if commanding officers are more willing to put troops who have failed drug tests into those programs, more soldiers can see their drug use curtailed. The second method is related
Drug Legalization LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUG USE In 1920 the sale and consumption of alcohol was criminalized across the United States pursuant to the 18th Amendment. Consumer demand nevertheless presented a ripe opportunity for criminal usurpation of the illicit production and distribution of alcohol. Consequently, by the time Prohibition was subsequently repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933, the criminal enterprises that it had spawned were so firmly entrenched into the landscape of the
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