In terms of the violence, I don't think that my friend's reaction was any worse than a violent drunk. People just need to know their limitations when using substances, legal or illegal. They also need to know the consequences of whatever they're using. None of the people I knew started committing crimes, other than dealing, becaues of their drug habits. They always came up with the money some how, but they never stole it. In some cases, yes, people would commit crimes to get money to support their habit. My friends just changed physically, mentally, and emotionally. They started to become ill more often, they looked horrible. They turned their backs on me because they were so dependant on drugs, and they knew that I didn't approve. It's just a touchy situation for me because a lot of the people I cared about completely changed, but in hindsight, I'm very glad that I'm not friends with them any longer. I don't think that legalizing drugs would make them harder to get. I think that more people would start dealing or using just because they are legal and they couldn't get in trouble for it. However, there are the people who do things just because they are illegal, but I think they might be in the minority. Oh well...that's just my two cents.
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