Many governments have laws that ban the sale and use of hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine, yet they allow people to buy drugs such as tobacco and alcohol. Laws that prohibit the sale and use of hard drugs should be applied to all drugs, including tobacco and alcohol. What is your opinion?

It is widely agreed that the
use
of hard drugs
such
as heroin and cocaine is harmful and it should be prohibited.
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contrary
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, the
use
of
tobacco
and
alcohol
are
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often less
concerned
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common
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. I believe that the
goverment
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government
should reinforce laws to limit the sale and
use
of not only hard drugs
,
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but
also
tobacco
and
alcohol
. Smoking
of
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cigarettes and drinking
alcohol
is harmful to our
heath
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health
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. Medical
researches
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stated that excessive smoking and drinking will lead to liver cirrhosis, lung cancer and heart diseases. In some cases,
alcohol
further
damages the nervous system and
thus
, our brain. The nicotine and tar in cigarettes make them addictive and cause no benefits but only threats to our health.
In addition
, not only
the
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smokers themselves suffer from the drawbacks of
this
bad habit but
also
people around them
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likely to be affected by the deathly
second hand
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smoke.
Besides
being harmful to our health, heavy smoking and drinking
also
lead to a series of social problems.
Tobacco
and
alcohol
are expensive and addictive users often spend a great amount of fortune on buying them which in turn
pose
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a potential financial burden to their bank account.
Moreover
, heavy drinking increases the chances of committing
crime
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. One of the common
crimial
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criminal
behaviour is drunk driving. It is reported that there are surging number of road accidents related to drunk driving worldwide.
To conclude
, the
use
of
tobacco
and
alcohol
not only brings harm to people's health but
also
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numerous social problems in general. It is of paramount importance that the government reinforce laws to limit the
use
of all drugs.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Chronic diseases
  • Substance abuse
  • Psychological dependency
  • Social stigma
  • Preventive measures
  • Legislative framework
  • Healthcare expenditure
  • Judicial system
  • Prohibition era
  • Civil liberties
  • Tax revenues
  • Harm reduction
  • Ethical considerations
  • Public health policy
  • Addiction treatment
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