Heroin and prescription drug abuse in America is a major issue and something needs to be done.
Make The United States more safe.
Marijuana legalization is a very large step to educating people about the reality of life.
Prescription drugs and heroin use has increased among teens. This is a very important issue that needs to be dealt with soon.
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
Why the war on drugs Is such a huge fail and how to fix it
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
Alcohol is a problem in the remote villages of Alaska.
Abortion...why its right
Drug abuse is a major problem in this country, and it must be addressed immediately.
If we don't change now, things will only get worse.
Mental health is not understood enough is society today, a change around this stigma must be changed.
Drug use is a huge epidemic and needs to be prevented.
Should our government be spending so much money on drug abusers?
Drug Advertisements need to change
To replace incarceration as a punitive measure for drug offenses with rehabilitation will reduce the holistic harm of the drug policy.
Fixing the world one step at a time by taking drug abuse seriously
This letter is about how the jail system is so broken.
Every day, more young adults try prescription pain killers for the first time. The future this could lead to is tragic, but the way our country han...
The increasing availability of drugs to teenagers, causes early addicts and heartbreak to the family.
Why does America have only 5% of the world's population, yet 22% of the world's incarcerated population? It's time to end the idea that "being toug...
My claim is for legal drugs all around the country's to be illegal. I don't see how drugs are good in the world unless they are used for treatments...
My letter is on the death penalty, and what should be done about it.
Every voice matters; every vote counts.
Organs for transplant are scarce, so why is America making them even scarcer?
Drug use is bad in general regardless of age.
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
Although the Controlled Substances Act states that cannabis is illegal, 4 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana...
Over 40,000 Americans have died due to drug abuse in the last three years. Let's put an end to that.
Striving to protect our country from all possible dangers.
Drug abuse
In order to make America a better place, we can start with not legalizing the use of marijuana.
Homelessness in teens across the U.S
What Happened to the word "Secure" in our country?
Some drugs can't help ease patients' pain and symptoms. Marijuana can be the solution to that problem.
Drug Abuse in the U.S
Drunk driving is a big problem in the United States, so here are some solutions.
The effect of drugs on youth is too big to be overlooked.
Teen drug use is something our nation struggles with, and altering our current drug education could make the likelihood of fixing this issue higher...
As the next president, you should do something to stop or reduce the amount of drug trafficking in the United States.
Alcohol is a serious issue.
Our prisons are set up to help people. But, the way our prisons are set up, they don't actually help many convicts.
Prescription drug abuse in teens is a major problem.
Drug abuse can be addressed by educating the young adolescents of our country and decreasing the amount of illegal drugs and opioids available.
Heroin Usage in Teens and Young Adults
Why PEDs shouldn't be allowed in sports
The issues of marijuana, private prisons, and higher education will face your administration in the upcoming years.
Too many people are getting harmed by drug and alcohol abuse.
Legalizing marijuana would benefit most of the economy, rather than damaging it.
It's time to legalize marijuana.
The war on drugs should end because it is terrible for America and the people in it.
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
Laws surrounding incarceration should be less harsh.
Drug abuse is a growing issue in America and addiction is plaguing friends, family and loved ones.
Heroin use in America is an ever-growing epidemic. Kids and teens in America are especially prone to falling victim to the horrific consequences us...
People are getting addicted, overdosing and dying from this prescribed drug and the warnings that are in place from the FDA. BUt also why people ar...
We need to help ALL of the drug addicts and save them and others from being miserable. Forcing the drug addicts into rehab will make a big differen...
A few changes that can drastically improve America.
Mass incarceration destroys communities
Many minors use and abuse drugs for reasons of their own.
The drinking age in the U.S. is at 21. That may be lowered and I have some reasons for it not to be.
The War On Drugs has had a more negative impact than positive, and it's ruining many people's lives
This letter is about the unfairness of prison sentencing. I believe that it is unfair to serve major sentences to people who have only done minor ...
Inmates with mental health concerns should be treated as patients, not prisoners
Using a needle exchange program to fix a problem. This is just my opinion on a subject I feel strongly about.
Understanding an issue facing millions of Americans
I chose this problem because most family members are doing drugs or you know another family member that does or uses drugs. This can not only effec...
Drugs is a gigantic problem in the United States and we need to finally do the right thing.
Drug abuse can kill over 200,00 people a year.
Death Penalty issue
Stop legalizing marijuana! Leave marijuana to the people who need it for medical purposes.
Parents who abuse drugs don't pay attention to how they are hurting their children physically and emotionally. This can lead to the child having pr...
Hunger is a big deal that should not happen and needs to be worked on. There should be no reason for hunger. If there are people with billions of d...
Alcohol is very dangerous to the human body.
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
Teens and drugs are not a good mix . Teens have bad ideas when they take drugs . Also how kids every day can be getting drugs and die from it .
Never let drugs and alcohol abuse control you and don't let it change who you are.
A letter to the next president presenting ideas of drug abuse and its affects on our citizens, community, and country as a whole.
explains what age you should truly be to drink.
On how immigration is being handled and other situations
Marijuana legalization throughout the whole U.S.
This letter is about, how a change with drug laws may help our country.
The dangers of alcohol abuse
How do you feel about people being killed for someone else's crimes?
Too many lives are taken by drunk drivers, we need a big change!
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
Many states have banned the Death Penalty, which takes away from the justice system. Why? read on...
The death penalty in the United States needs to be abolished. It serves no real justice to the community. We as a country need to re-think this pun...
Reasons why the next President should stop drug abuse.
My letter is about drug incarceration in America, showing how one choice can affect many other areas of our lives.
Recidivism is when a person relapses into criminal behavior. When someone "relapses" it means they are returning to jail. By having felons go throu...
In means of elaborating on one change I would like to see within America, I would like to talk about how the next president can finish decriminaliz...
My name is Elizabeth Whitehurst. I am a Junior at St. Thomas More High School. Hopefully, this letter will answer any questions about the death pen...
Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
Our justice system punishes the victims, the innocent, and the nonviolent offenders instead of the dangerous criminals it should be focused on. It'...
Some families are affect by alcohol related abuse.
Marijuana should be legalized and the money should go for rehab costs.
by Jessica Gonzalez
Beginning to understand how the War on Drugs is affecting everyday lives of those around us, is step one