A World Full Of Drugs - 1801 Words

A World Full Of Drugs In the world today, there are millions of people who are turning and relying on drugs for the urge to feel â€Å"good†. There have been multiple drug epidemics in the United States in the last twenty five years, and each epidemic was over a new set of drugs, a stronger drug. These drugs are taking over, they are causing many complications, not only with the health conditions of people’s bodies but with the government and law enforcement. There are multiple drugs that are causing adults and even teens to become a strong addict to them, causing them to risk their lives each time they take in the drug. People are not understanding the major effects these drugs have on their body, how they are affecting their lifestyle, and†¦show more content†¦There have been multiple drug epidemics in the last ten years over crack, morphine, methamphetamine, and opioids (prescription painkillers). People are not taking these drug epidemics seriously and it is affecting our nation drastically not just the public health, but the social and economic welfare (What is the Federal n.p.). It is no wonder why people are dropping out of school and refusing to work, because they are given welfare. People can not support and raise the families they have because with what money they do have they put towards their addictions to drugs, then they request welfare. These drugs are creating such strong addictions that lead to epidemics and the strength of these drugs are continuing to increase. There are so many drugs out there that the amount of drugs that are produced in and around the United States is almost equal to the amount of people in the nation. However, the most common drugs that have been extremely relevant in the current epidemics are; opioids, crack, morphine, meth, and major prescription painkillers. Most common epidemic drugs involved in prescription overdose deaths are Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Oxycodone (OxyContin), Oxymorphone (Opana), Methadone (Understanding the...n.p.). These particular drugs are prescribed by a doctor typically for pain, these drugs are very addictive if not used properly. Especially Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are the most popular and also the most abused by