Why We Shouldn T Do Drugs

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Since I was young, I’ve always been told that drugs are bad and I shouldn’t do them. I’ve been conditioned by watching television and seeing the commercials, by the monthly guidance counselor visits in elementary and middle school, and by my family. Since it was a vague “Don’t do drugs!”, I assumed that all drugs are bad and I shouldn’t do any. And so, I’ve thought that way for my entire life. In class one day, my teacher assigned an essay. He told us that our topic was to discuss why we shouldn’t do something someone in the world would do and find alternatives. I, of course, thought of drugs because it was the easiest topic in mind. There was so much material for it, including all the posters, commercials, songs, and products I could use. It was a brilliant and easy idea, since there are many harmful everyday drugs. I started to research and couldn’t believe what I saw. From the depths of Google, I found horrible drugs. For example, krokodil, an addictive drug made from paint thinner and gasoline that eats away flesh. For …show more content…
He asked me what my topic was and I said drugs. His face was a bit flustered. He wondered what those drugs were and my solutions for it. I told him what the drugs were and told him how I would limit the materials to make them and get rid of those who use them. He was perplexed. Hearing that kind of talk from a middle school kid was alarming. Getting rid of people and limiting materials, it’s kind of like dictator talk. Then he proceeded to ask me even more questions such as why I was banning all drugs, are the drugs US specific, and why am I fighting for so much enforcement. I shot off those questions one by one, saying if they were already in my essay or if I would work on it. At this point, I just wanted a quick grade and ignored most of what he said. Then he said something that was very particular to me. He asked me what are the pills that your family
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