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Drug Trafficking In the U.S
ENG COMP 2
September 5 2011
Drug Trafficking In the U.S
Drug trafficking in the U.S has devastated our youth. Over the years there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of drugs that have entered into the United States and as a result of this increase our teens and our communities are paying the price. The average drug dealers and gang members now start out at a very young age and are engaged in a gang ruining their chances at a good life and education. The easy accessibility and low cost of some drugs is making it easier for the youth to obtain these illegal substances which are brought in by the surrounding communities even their own. The youth are our next generation and in order to protect them and keep them on the right path, the community as a whole has to get involved and make changes starting with the root of the problem and that is drug trafficking.
There are many risks when dealing drugs and the risks are not appealing. Everyday drug trafficking gets more and more dangerous, it not safe even for innocent bystanders or police that get caught in-between turf wars and gang wars. Things like this have terrorized neighborhoods, small communities, small towns, and metro cities. People are afraid to live life as god intended behind this epidemic.
It’s hitting the youth so hard that Drugs are spreading fast through the high school systems. The most common drugs in high school are marijuana more commonly known as pot or weed, and hashish or "hash." There are always a few kids in every school that drop out and start to deal drugs on the street and just forget about their school education and future. In order for us to get this situation under control we have to prevent it from starting, and what I mean by this is that it starts from our boarders into and out of Mexico. What I am proposing is that if we the U.S protected our borders better I believe that we can dramatically reduce the flow of drugs...