'Issue Connection Paper\r'

'Brittevery Baron professor Brinker English 1190 30 November 2010 Problems in the U. S. A immediately Out of all the things going on in our world today, I find that our human relate naturally draws us automatically toward the unusual or whats non normally excepted, valued, or understood. Its more of how we were taught when we were kids or how we were raised in specific environments that sets us aside from every one, everywhere else. The recurrences I accept connected atomic number 18: legalizing marijuana, medical heroine, and the widening acceptance of methylphenidate.I permit looked at each recognise individually and in any case looked at them together in different orders or groups to see what douses led to an different more good or in a more rail fashion. As a whole I tang that mainly theyre all connected by move to help people, either with health problems, addictions, or practiced to help them feel better. Jenna spoke on the issue of legalizing marijuana, Matt sp oke on the subject of medically administering heroine, and Jessica spoke ab let expose the widening acceptance of Ritalin.Jenna had the issue of legalizing marijuana and declared that â€Å"847,000 people a course were arrested for marijuana related charges”, which I represent to be a lot of people. People who Im sure be non all criminals and dont act or sacrifice themselves in a criminal manner. At to the lowest degree non in societies general viewed description or image of one. It come alongs kindred this is fairish creating a bigger problem than learning to pr unconstipatedt or throw in it. Just like Ritalin, marijuana can be used for good or abused in the worst ways, which could lure to sickness or up to now worse, possibly death(worst case scenario).She as well went on by stating that â€Å"Marijuana helps with tumors. â€Å", this I find is a huge thing and can be connected to the issue of medical heroine. Both of these so called drugs are viewed as a menace and nuisance to the society. If you look at them in a more helpful and domineering way, they can help many people who hire it. People all over the country who try from a lifestyle full of pain only when because of their illness can at least try to relax or live the rest of their lives in ease. Which seems morally and egally acceptable in any ones eyeball if they rescue a heart that feels sympathy. An addict should be looked at just like an alcoholic. An alcoholic has a hard time telling themselves not to drink, in many cases, they cannot stop themselves and ended up inebriety or drunk multiplex days out of the week. If they dont, they end up going through withdrawals and their bodies themselves are all confused and shaken up. Just like that, heroin addicts need their fix just as bad. Their brain has been overrun by this drug and pre-programmed to beget the physical structure crave and need it to function properly.Without such(prenominal) normality, they cannot fu nction, they literally get involuntarily sick and cannot do anything about it but want more. At this point, Im beauteous sure there demand to be nearly medical action because no humans body should be put through such strict drastic changes as these. What Matt brought to my attention on his issue was that other countries have move medically administering it to addicts twice a day and showed improvement or complete treatment in due time. yet there are some negative to this also: Who would be left to pay for these facilities that the U.S has not built yet? and the 100% dose of heroin that the doctors do administer them, who pays for that? From what and who I know, addicts dont have the money to needs do either. Heroine is becoming a big and larger problem in the U. S. Matt even stated that the DEA statistically proves that 1. 2% of Americans have already tried it at least once. Not to mention, the heroine thats on the streets could be cut with fentanyl or other drugs that can l ead to death when mixed. Just the mixture of fentanyl with heroine alone leads to multiple deaths in the Detroit area alone every year.Its perturbing to think that an addict could be looking for a fix so they werent sick, and ended up destruction because of some fentanyl-cut-drug. With the issue being as large-at-hand as it is, maybe this should be broadcast across the word and have the country vote or finalize on what is the right way to do or not to do. We as Americans should be willing to help out our brother and sister American citizens that are in need, especially since we have no problem move millions of dollars over seas to help other countries with their problems when they dont involve us at all.Finally, the growing acceptance of Ritalin: is it pickings over our country? According to Jessica, Ritalin itself helps temper the central nervous system, relieves repulsive behaviors, and aids directs of transmitters. These seem to be good symptoms and all until she explain ed that the drug was being given to kids as young as 3-5 years old. When she went go on on to explain what exactly this drug was for, it came to me as if the symptoms these 3-5 year olds were being diagnosed with, could possibly be just any young kid acting out or being themselves for that matter.Just like any other drug such as Tylenol or Advil, on the back of the bottle they have directions or explanation of age(s) and pills per hour(s) to be consumed or given daily, any inflict medications should be taken with caution too. I dont care what kind of doctor you are with what level of degree you hold, I would NEVER in my right mind feed my little child(if I had one) Ritalin if the child was under the age of five years old. It seems absurd! Especially when Jessica went on to tell us that, in 1991,10-14year olds were arriving at the Emergency Room because of Ritalin.Furthermore, that it was found to cause weight loss and over 2000 thefts of it were inform in the year 2000 by the DA . Youd figure this positivist drug would be used as a helpful tool of the medical age we have grown so accustom too, but just a like every other drug, even street drugs, can be used in both positive and negative ways. So if you blackguard back and look at all these drugs in perspective, some may look worse than they truly are, and the ones you expected to be the more accepted because of their prescribed status could be the more dangerous.I am not saying that every case follows the last because it neer does, but I think America needs to come to the conclusion that marijuana and heroine might not be as bad as theyre do out to be. And some prescribed drugs can be abused and cause death and disaster. Take caution when it come to drugs, dont put yourself in any redundant circumstance, and dont take any chances if you dont need to, Because doing it once could have you hooked for life. And we dont want that, now, do we?\r\n'