Teen Age Drug Abuse Will Never Be a ‘Right’
Teenagers tend to be self-righteous in their political ideals these days. They deplore exploitation and war yet seem to have no idea what their teen age drug abuse supports. Perhaps parents can make headway in convincing troubled teens that their use of illegal drugs is rather hypocritical given the devastation it causes. Not just in their and their families’ lives, but in the lives of the impoverished who grow crops for the drug cartels, to the gangs that make their neighborhoods war zones in the distribution of it.
The following addresses those who advocate for drug legalization and might be food for thought for your teenager.
Relevant Tags:decriminalization of drugs, drug legalization, illegal drugs, self righteous, teen age drug abuse, troubled teens, victimless crime“Most, if not all, libertarians insist that drug usage is a victimless crime. It isn’t. In today’s world, its victims are legion. Whether they are innocent bystanders killed in gun battles between rival drug factions in American cities, or the thousands of South Americans who have been kidnapped, robbed, or murdered by the powerful drug cartels, any American who uses illegal drugs today has blood on his hands. I disagree when libertarians try to pin all the blame on Uncle Sam. Laws criminalizing drugs don’t drive drug prices into the stratosphere by themselves. The other factor is American demand for those drugs.If you want to work for the decriminalization of drugs, then do so; but until those drugs are legal, don’t tell me that you have a right to use them. If you choose to use illegal drugs, your choice is helping to kill people. This is not, and never will be, your right.”
