Drugs And Effect On Society

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FDA and become the hottest seller in the black market. Narcotics such as heroin and cocaine hold no real value to health nor do they help it any. If anything, they are detraction from overall public health. Heroine is known for being an almost immediately addictive drug not only because of the addictive chemicals it pumps into your body, but also on a mental level with the physical bliss it makes you feel. This is of course doesn’t fly with the federal government, and is of course outlawed because of the horrendous problems it causes, such as paralysis and of course, high probability of death by overdose. Narcotics like these hold no medical value, and therefore have no chance of redemption.
For a more thorough understanding, lets look at a brief history of narcotics in the U.S., which by I mean one of the most important ones of all, the Prohibition Era. Instated in 1919, the United States government banned the importation, consumption and selling of alcoholic beverages throughout the country. This was met of course by a wave criminal activity...