Drugs

When somebody mentions the word drugs, you would automatically associate it with something bad. I know I would, but are all drugs bad? All drugs have the potential to be bad if they are mis-used. Some drugs are essential for some people, but even prescription drugs when used in the wrong way can be fatal.

One of the most famous incidents of prescription drugs abuse came about when Michael Jackson (pictured above) died. He was a musical icon to many people, but behind closed doors he had numerous drugs he had to take essential for his health. Michael Jackson became addicted to these drugs and eventually died of a heart attack, this was said to have been caused by an overdose of the drugs.

There is debate as to whether some class A drugs should become legalised. It is said many people take drugs because they are illegal and it is the thrill of doing something bad, so maybe if it was legalised there would be less people taking them. Another reason for the possible legalisation of some drugs would be that if they were legalised then people could be sure that the drug was pure which would mean less drug related deaths. But it is unlikely that most drugs will ever be legal.

There are many films which glorify the use of drugs, one film for example would be Beerfest (pictured right) which seems to glorify the use of cannibis and alcohol. Granted these two drugs are two of the mildest, but is it really the right message to be sending out to the majority of the people who watch this film?The majority will be youths. I guess films like this just have to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Drugs are also a major talking point in sports, especially athletics where many athletes have been stripped of medals because of drugs abuse, using illegal performance enhancing drugs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3492427.stm

This link takes you to a story about the athlete Dwain Chambers who was banned from the sport for two years because he had taken anabolic steroids which would unfairly cause him to run faster. Is it really worth taking drugs in a sporting environment especially when the chances of you getting caught is so high? Not really. This also links back to my previous post on cheating.