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Nearly half of 15 year olds have tried drugs while 31% have tried cannabis in the last year...the 45% have tried drugs, sniffed glue or harder substance at some point in their life..what does this say about the state this country is in, most people i know can get access to numerous drugs within a couple of hours.
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What concerns me is that the drug laws have driven a big wedge between a large section of the public and the criminal justice system. A teenager walking down the street with an 1/8th on him never forgets the fear he feels when he sees a policeman.
The police should be people we respect, want around and who we feel are doing us good. I think its tragic that so many of us have to fear for our liberty.
That and sniffing glue is just plain fucking stupid.
As for hard drug users coming into schools, well I'm not so sure, I think it would be a little too easy for teenagers to think "well he was stupid, I'm not going to end up like he did".
Plus obivously if someone comes into the school and says "I did heroin for 5 years but now I'm clean and I've got a good job" it kind of sends out the wrong message.
Education is the key though, but there needs to be, and I loath this term, 'joined up thinking', in that the social condictions which cause problem drug use need to be changed, people need to be given help and support when they need it.
A key fact to remember when trying to cut crime is that someone with nothing to loose is always dangerous.
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for the one that beats it there are many who are unable to escape the grip that heroin has
:yes: to proper drugs education