When discussing the legislative attempts on illicit drugs it is important to understand potential reasons for substance abuse. Substances are used for recreational, medical, cultural, and even spiritual purposes, which can make legislation complicated (National research council, 1993). An example of legislation failing to succeed at regulations is that of the prohibition, where alcohol consumption stayed almost the same as before the prohibition
law was passed. Another example is that of native Americans using peyote or 'LSD' for their religious and spiritual ceremonies. The attempts at regulations has not been successful and has failed to conquer the issue of illicit drug use (National research council, 1993). Since the 1970's there has been an ongoing 'war on drugs' attempting to tighten regulations around substance use with marginal effectiveness. When it comes to drug use individuals have a variety of reasons to why they may partake including simply access or genetic predisposition to addiction. Eventually regulations on illicit drugs will become effective with time and editing of the already passed regulation laws.
Resources
National Research Council (US) Committee on Substance Abuse Prevention Research; Gerstein DR, Green LW, editors. Preventing Drug Abuse: What do we know? Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1993. 1, Illicit Drug Use in the United States. Available from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234579/
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