Some people believe that if we fight harder and spend more money we can decrease the number of addicts in this country. While this school of thought would be nice to believe, it is simply not true. It is impossible to seriously curtail drug consumption in a free society by using the methods this country has used for the past twenty-five years. Take a look at the prisons. Inmates are regulated much more than any other group of Americans.
Prisoners have few civil liberties.
Despite this lack of freedom, inmates easily find and use drugs. A problem emerges from this picture. Even with walls surrounding prisons and prison guards inside the prisons, inmates can still find drugs. Quite simply, the government cannot. One of the concerns that many people have is that a decriminalization of drugs is that more young people will experiment with drugs.