Drugs In Australian Society Discuss the policies Australia has on drugs and how to prevent drug abuse.
Date Submitted: 12/18/2004 00:58:39
Drugs are a big problem throughout Australia. Hundreds of people die each year from drug overdoses and many crimes can be easily linked to drug use.
John Howard has devoted $516 million of the Federal budget to the 'tough on drugs' stance Australia has taken. Despite this, drugs are still a large problem that affects everybody throughout society in some form.
The control of drugs has been a world-wide concern since the International Opium Commission, also
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the number of deaths jump back into the high 900's.
If something isn't done soon, then drugs will take over our economy and the most powerful people in the world will be those who have control of the world drug trade.
To ensure this doesn't happen, we need to lower the tolerance we have on drugs and increase the penalties for drug offences, in much the same way we have when it comes to terrorism.
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