Name: Dean (49712059)

Date: 27/5/2009

Article# 5
My My reaction :

In my opinion, decriminasing drugs is a double-edged sword to the society. The result could be controversial : the positive one is declining the illegel drug market ; the nagativeone may trigger another social problem.

Drugs, of course, are considerd as a perish cause of many nations, especially in developing countries, like india. Since there are not many entertainment, people have nothing to do for killing time. Futhermore, they don’t know much about the side-effect of it. Therefore, they may take it for fun. Moreover, drugs could trigger a moral issue. Teenagers may think that taking drugs is as normal as having meals. That would normalize the consequence of using it.
Despite the truth, why the Portuguese government still insists of observing this policy ? First, legelising drugs could exterminate the blackmarket. In general, there are many suppliers smuggling drugs, like cannabate. Most of them aren’t safe to use as the production of drugs can be poor, roughly. The product may consist of other substance like mercury. That would seriously damage human body. If the government decriminalize drugs, the drug user will choose it for safety.

Secondly, drugs are harmless if not are over-used. Also, some of the chemicals are used in other aspect. For example, morphine, an anaesthetic, is used in plastic surgery. The use of must be accurate. (208words)