From the point of view of activism, drugs only contribute to maintaining the status quo. Those who are opposed to the current system often believe that there is something rebellious about consuming illegal drugs. The reality is that by purchasing and using drugs, they support the establishment which they dislike so much. Their consumption also minimizes the volume of their dissent by neutralizing their activist-tendencies. Perhaps the most obvious argument against recreational drugs is the toll their use takes on the human body.
Drunk drivers kill an additional seventy-thousand people at the same rate.
It is clear that while under the influence of any mind- altering drug, one has decreased control of one s actions. It is often the main factor in occurrences of assault, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and physical abuse in general. Date rape is often caused by aggressive sexual behavior brought on by drug consumption. A complete list of social problems exacerbated by drug use is too long to include in a pamphlet of this length. Unfortunately, while use of illegal drugs is combated, consumption of alcohol and tobacco is promoted.