All Drugs should be Legalized.

'"Drug overdose death rates in the United States have more than tripled since 1990 and have never been higher. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug overdoses, and most of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs.[...] More than 12 million people reported using prescription painkillers nonmedically in 2010, that is, using them without a prescription or for the feeling they cause "' your source hasn't explained what the majority of the cases of overdoses are caused by , over-use which i think is the one and not knowing the purity which I don't think is the result , and there are recomendations for how much you should take always . 'Incorrect. Tolerance decreases with time, and so if you take a short break and come back to the habit you'll find that the chances of you overdosing is higher for the same amount. ' Actually i was reffering to a scenario when the person is continously doing it , than hes body is getting more tolerant to it even in your source about this it says 'Drug tolerance can be lower if someone has stopped using. The person mistakenly believes that he or she needs to use the same amount of the drug they were using before. Lower tolerance may cause a potentially fatal overdose. ' So when the person was using his body was more tolerant to the drug. 'I, personally, cannot get drugs where I live. They are not sold legally, I do now know anyone that sells them and I haven't randomly been offered them. I have however been offered alcohol and tobacco and can buy it without any difficulties whenever I randomly decide that they tempt me' And do you really think if drugs were legalized everyone in your area would start doing them ? wait a sec humans have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years there are theories claiming alcohol was used before bread , Humans had to drink a lot of alcohol because the water they had was dirty and full of bacterias that they didn't know existed , as humanity progressed alcohol stayed with us , Tobbaco is a different case because at the start we didn't know that it had bad effects therefore many people quickly got addicted and havent been very bothered with it , as we have learnt more about tobbaco the numbers of users were and are declining . 'Peer pressure is a powerful thing, it isn't choice,' Yes it is unless they are physically putting the drug into you , you are making the choice to do it . 'They may have been forced into it.' sure it could have but we don't see people litterly putting cigerrates in peoples mouths and stopping them from getting it out , It is quite rare to actually force someone to take a drug, 'It may have been their only way out of the gloomy darkness and they may have been thinking irrationally or not be mature enough to understand the effects. ' Just because you thought irrationaly doesn't mean you didn't have a choice , now that's a logical fallacy.' that you seemed completely void of all feelings towards those that I used to make my case while showing sympathy for those that support your case ' I don't like to use moral reasons , because they are not gone get you anywhere reduced risk of overdose is just a pro of legalization and that's why i sympethize with it. 'That's great; Now we have cheap, unsafe drugs on the black market.' . I explained before why the black market would fall or at least become slower , why would they buy unsafe drugs from such a place when they can buy clean drugs? 'Let's say I want to get some weed. I've not a clue where to start: I'd maybe contact my friend because I know he has a few friends doing the substance. I'd then have to contact those guys who live an hour drive away from me and see if they can sell me some or tell me who is the dealer and arrange a meeting with him' now what if you live in a place where not a lot of people do drugs , and you are underaged and you want to get some drugs there are likely to be no drug stores in the area and you would also have to travel far and try to find someone who will buy it for you. 'That's not an argument for either case, it isn't even an argument, it's accepting that all three results possible might happen. ' I never said it's an argument i was explaining that all 3 could happen , I think it is better than having over-populated prisons and tyrannical cops ' There is a difference going around the corner and buying beer and going to the next alley and buy something that is "dangerous and expensive". ' Actually i used that argument when talking that It wouldn't be as bad to be an addict and i consider that a pro. ' It is impossible to punish someone for killing themselves,' However many have been punished for attempting to kill themselves . 'you're not seeing the big picture. Let's assume that you're the government. You cannot accept selling a drug that has these side effects. But the resolution requires that it will become legal, so how do you propose to pass the notion to make Krokodil legal? ' Haven't I already talked a lot about Krokodil in my past arguments? I don't have to repeat myself on that one 'But the resolution requires that it will become legal, so how do you propose to pass the notion to make Krokodil legal? ' You change the constiution , and say that the use of any drug is legal and shall not be punished 'Does it matter? If I pointed a gun at you and told you that there is only a 6% chance of it shooting you in the face would you allow me to pull the trigger?' How is that any relevant to what i said ? that's a completly different scenario . 'but I didn't understand this argument nor how it relates to the topic. Would you mind rephrasing?' Because the delears are not making much money any more it is less attractive for them 'All these will drive the usage up.' i already said that the numbers might go up or stay the same and that there are many factors like religion , age etc 'Addictiveness is what makes it dangerous, that's the issue we need to fix.' and that is why i said apart from it ,,,, . Conclusion - My opponent has failed to use any strong arguments against legalization .