Although the Controlled Substances Act states that cannabis is illegal, 4 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana...
Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
Using a needle exchange program to fix a problem. This is just my opinion on a subject I feel strongly about.
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...
why we should drug test all student athletes in high school
Marijuana legalization throughout the whole U.S.
Drug abuse has become an issue that has caused many teens and young adults to drop out of school, lose their jobs and sometimes lose their homes.
Heroin Usage in Teens and Young Adults
Drug abuse can be addressed by educating the young adolescents of our country and decreasing the amount of illegal drugs and opioids available.
Every voice matters; every vote counts.
My letter to the next President.
Drug abuse is a growing issue in America and addiction is plaguing friends, family and loved ones.
The War On Drugs has had a more negative impact than positive, and it's ruining many people's lives
The issue with drug abuse, specifically heroin, in the country will be discussed in this letter to the president.
Prison laws and management, and crime rates are an issue because I believe that our judicial laws need to change. The laws need to be more strict, ...
Why PEDs shouldn't be allowed in sports
Looking for answers to help stop the ongoing drug battle in our country.
20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
by Jessica Gonzalez
I want to ask you something. What do you have against drugs? I ask this question because many people have been taking overdoses of medication and m...
Too many lives are taken by drunk drivers, we need a big change!
Drunk Driving has gone way to far in the USA.
Letter to the Future President for Eisele's class. My letter is about school systems having a program to help teens better understand the consequen...
The future of overcrowding prison populations are on the line.
Teen drug use is something our nation struggles with, and altering our current drug education could make the likelihood of fixing this issue higher...
Drug use is bad in general regardless of age.
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...
The war on drugs is a failure and we should be taking steps forward to address this issue.
Marijuana should be legalized and the money should go for rehab costs.
Athletes abuse the laws against performance enhancing drugs and illegal drugs, and who blames them, they get away with it.
Fixing the world one step at a time by taking drug abuse seriously
I discussed the opportunity optons for those who return form prison and other African Americans.
There is an enormous amount of heroin and prescription drug abuse in our country, there needs to be a change!
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
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...
Legalizing marijuana will do far more than allow recreational drug use… it could saves lives, or at least make the short remainder of them signific...
The idea of marijuana being legal brings up many red flags but few people consider what it can really help with. Many people believe that marijuana...
In order to make America a better place, we can start with not legalizing the use of marijuana.
The drinking age in the U.S. is at 21. That may be lowered and I have some reasons for it not to be.
To replace incarceration as a punitive measure for drug offenses with rehabilitation will reduce the holistic harm of the drug policy.
The war on drugs is a problem that needs to find a answer soon, before it is to late.
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
How do you feel about people being killed for someone else's crimes?
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...
Mental health is not understood enough is society today, a change around this stigma must be changed.
Create a policy to decrease student drug use. For every corner you turn there’s a drug dealer emphasizing young teens to buy their drugs and gettin...
Our proposition to lower the criminal rates and get the country out of debt.
We are overcrowding prisons and it very bad for the prisoners and society.
My opinions on why the drug laws are bad in the United States. And ideas I think we can do to make the laws better.
Is the rapid growth over imprisonment something we should be worried about, and are they preparing those within the system for reinsertion into soc...
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 ...
The numbers and affects for drug abuse on teens, and even the adult generation today, seems like they aren't going to stop. Just keep getting worse...
MEdicinal marijuan shoul be used for medical help
Abortion...why its right
Our U.S. Drug Policy
Many minors use and abuse drugs for reasons of their own.
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...
Our justice system punishes the victims, the innocent, and the nonviolent offenders instead of the dangerous criminals it should be focused on. It'...
Inmates with mental health concerns should be treated as patients, not prisoners
Some families are affect by alcohol related abuse.
Drug Laws
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...
Drug abuse is a major problem in this country, and it must be addressed immediately.
By Josie
Too many people are getting harmed by drug and alcohol abuse.
Homelessness in teens across the U.S
Abolishment of all kind of drugs in the country.
There are many critical errors in today's Criminal justice system that must be answered, we need reform in our policies from drugs, police procedur...
The drug War in America
my letter is about why prescription drug abuse should be controlled more.
English 10
If we don't change now, things will only get worse.
Alcohol is a problem in the remote villages of Alaska.
The mandatory minimum prison sentencing is unfair for people who have done minor crimes and it needs to be changed.
A letter to the next president presenting ideas of drug abuse and its affects on our citizens, community, and country as a whole.
We desperately need to raise the penalties on drunk driving laws.
California policymakers struggle to reform our system of juvenile justice.
Prison sentences should be longer because it keeps dangerous criminals off of our city streets.
The Federal Government spends more than $15,000,000,000,000 a year on our War on Drugs, and state and local governments spend an estimated $25,000,...
Drug Abuse in the U.S
Drug Advertisements need to change
Private prisons are bad for our country.
As the next president, you should do something to stop or reduce the amount of drug trafficking in the United States.
Transgender Rights, Drugs, & Racial Profiling. Education is the one thing that can unite us all.
Laws surrounding incarceration should be less harsh.
A look into the increasing drug epidemic and the effects such as increased prison rates and drug related deaths.
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
Drug Abuse
Why we need to fix alcohol abuse
Why the war on drugs Is such a huge fail and how to fix it
This letter is about, how a change with drug laws may help our country.
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
The war on drugs should end because it is terrible for America and the people in it.
Marijuana legalization is a very large step to educating people about the reality of life.
Many states have banned the Death Penalty, which takes away from the justice system. Why? read on...
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...
Prescription drugs and heroin use has increased among teens. This is a very important issue that needs to be dealt with soon.
The court room is a very intense place with different systems and procedures to help it run functionally. With the increasing rate of incarceration...
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
If the government would legalize and tax on marijuana, would the public be better off? Yes. It would.