Response to Drugs

This is something interesting that I found at Andy's blog:

   Drugs aren't good for the body. They can give you cancer or make you crave for more. But why do people consume the drugs in the first place? Sugar is a drug, but it gives flavor into our food and not harmful unless consumed in large amounts. Caffeine, which can be found in coffee and Coca Cola, is an addictive drug, but it helps keep the body awake, which some people need. But drugs like cocaine, mariguana, and cigarettes are even more harmful and addictive, so why even begin to use them?   Drugs aren't good for the body. They can give you cancer or make you crave for more. But why do people consume the drugs in the first place? Sugar is a drug, but it gives flavor into our food and not harmful unless consumed in large amounts. Caffeine, which can be found in coffee and Coca Cola, is an addictive drug, but it helps keep the body awake, which some people need. But drugs like cocaine, mariguana, and cigarettes are even more harmful and addictive, so why even begin to use them?

I feel that what Andy says is true, but only parts of it are true. When he talks about illegal drugs, what he is saying is true, because they were outlawed in the first place because they were too addictive, and they ruined people's lives. Also, when he talks about the legal drugs that we consume, it is only partly true because the government is supposed to limit the quantity that you consume so that you will not get addicted to it and ruin your lives from it.

When he talks about drugs in general however, I feel that he does not know enough about other drugs to be taking his position about drugs in general. I say this because there are legal drugs that you can take for certain problems within your body.For example, you take Tylenol, which is a drug, for certain problems within your body. For example, you take it if you have a fever, if you are sick, etc. There are also other drugs that doctors prescribe to you in order to treat some problems within your body. Those prescribed drugs are still drugs, which he considers "bad: but they can be taken for good effects in your body. I feel that drugs are neither good or bad, but it depends on how you use the drugs and what you use the drugs for. If you are using  it for recreational purposes, or if you are using it to treat certain ailments in your body.