I believe people should have the ability to find what happiness means to them. If this means using hard and illegal drugs until their peril, then so be it. Therefore, I controversially propose the idea to have drug-use facilities throughout the US. This can be facilities where substance addicted individuals can use and abuse any sort of substance as much as they want in a safe and secure location. These facilities can offer services such as rehabilitation, life-changing lectures, classes, learning instruments, gaining skills, and even searching for jobs. It seems the US is more addicted to opioids more than ever in history so I believe this could be a good way to turn things around. It might be the solution or a start to getting rid of hard drugs off the streets. Getting rid of hard drugs, in theory, should reduce crime dramatically (as drugs destroy the frontal lobe which is the area for reasoning). Children can be educated about the harm of drugs and see its devastating effects to encourage them to not use drugs. I am hoping this could be how the US turns its drug culture around. In addition, this is not an original idea proposed by me. In the early 2000s, Portugal decriminalized all drugs and made facilities where individuals could use drugs in a safe location. These facilities offered services where they could be rehabilitated, get help, or use until they overdosed. Although I understand how horrible this sounds, I propose the idea that the US can do the same to give what happiness might mean to people and educate others to eliminate the use of hard drugs.
This is a HORRIBLE idea! Enforcement-free zones have been tried in other parts of the world and they have been eliminated because it was a complete failure. The more depravity that we allow, the more we will create! In a word…“NO!”
Are you sure? Research how much it has helped Portugal. Surely it’s worth considering.