The only way to reduce drug abuse is to legalise the substance and bring them under control. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement ? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.

There is no denying the fact that

drug

abuse

is an extremely serious problem. It leads to a large number of social and criminal issues. Some people believe that if the

substance

is taken under

control

and under laws, the facets of

drug

abuse

will

also

decrease.

However

, I cannot totally agree with

this

view. I am concerned that legalizing the

substance

would cause other

problems

. Understandably, governments look for ways to reduce

drug

abuse

and one way is to legalize and

control

the

substance

. Following

this

, the governments would know the origin of drugs and

also

uncover the prevalent use of drugs

in particular

areas.

Hence

, they would

control

problems

in the right direction. A good example of

this

is The legalization of cannabis in the Netherlands, which has successfully reduced criminalization.

However

, the legalization of the

substance

leads to many

problems

such

as addiction. To be more precise, when the

substance

is not against the law, It is easy to possess. If people use it more than usual, they will become addicted and get

drug

overdosed.

For example

, in the case of cannabis, since it is legal in Thailand, the latest news reports that many people died from a cannabis overdose.

Moreover

, if the

substance

is brought from a general shop, parents will be concerned about their

children

and restrict their behaviour.

For instance

, the parents might monitor all activities of

children

such

as learning, playing and shopping to avoid using drugs that lead

children

to suffer from too much restriction. In conclusion, there are many ways to reduce

substance

abuse

. One of these is to take it to legal and

control

it. It could be argued that the legalization of substances not only causes health

problems

, it

also

causes too much

control

behaviour of

children

.

Therefore

we should find other ways to get rid of

this

problem.