What is our Country doing about drug abuse?
While countries like Mexico and Argentina legalize the use of low level use of drugs the United States sits idly when it comes to dealing with their drug problem. I want to be clear that I am not advocating that we allow the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin to become legal. I just want to see a fresh approach to this epidemic. As a Criminal Lawyer I see the attitude of the public shifting when it comes to low level drug use. The public wants the criminal justice system to focus on assisting people instead of continuously putting them in jails. This is probably attributed to the fact that most people know someone close to them that has dealt with the disease of drug addiction. Sadly, our leaders have done very little in the way of trying to break the cycle of addiction.