Having just completed my creative writing piece on the subject of drugs, I was thinking back to the lecture on the subject and remembering some of the debates which took place. A recent documentary was mentioned in which scientific research had shown that alcohol was more harmful than certain Class A drugs, including MDMA/ecstasy. Why, then, is this substance still classified in this way, when alcohol is freely available within the age limits of the law?Could it be that, because alcohol carries tax revenue, the Government will continue to ignore this research? But what if MDMA and other illegal drugs were decriminalised, even made legal? They could be regulated and taxed the same way alcohol and tobacco are, with revenue used to fund health care of those who become ill from overuse (like in the case of those who are ill through drinking and smoking tobacco). Many users may even refrain from using them any more because it would no longer be an act of rebellion or a taboo, which for some would take away the attraction ! In addition, much of the crime and corruption associated with the illegal drug industry would likely disappear.
But of course this is too sensible a solution for any Government in this country to see, either that or they prefer to keep control over us in this as in so many other ways!
There are many web pages with various accounts of the research described above, here are just a few of them:-
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