Drugs

According to dictionary.com the word addiction is defined as,"the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity." I looked up the word on google to find that the first and only example on there for the word was an example about a guy who got arrested because of his drug addiction. The fact that the word addiction was in relation with drugs at all was no surprise for me. It's the perfect word to associate with people who use it. When you hear addiction one of the first things you think of is drugs,and we can thank society for that. Newbeginningsdrugrehab.org says,"Schools across the country take a strong stance on drug and alcohol use, however even with all of their efforts, there are various types of drugs that are available to high school and college students." In today's curriculum at an elementary school level, the goal that is tried to be implanted into the minds of little children is,the iconic hyperbole that has defined drugs to little kids since day one,"Drugs are bad." Teachings on drug usage to this kind of an audience is vague and simmered down to this level compatible to their understanding. Associating drugs with this negative term that will get the message of policemen,teachers and parents while not scaring these young ones for the rest of their lives.Tactics used to depict this are creating a superhero that looks down upon drugs,showing cartoon like commercials to kids advertising against the product,or simply just categorizing drugs as bad or unhealthy for you through child based ideals made specifically for that kind of audience to understand.When they reach that middle school level,they have more sense so they tend to go into depth. Middleschoolers are taught that there are different types of drugs and that they're certain ones to be careful of. They go into detail about overdose and why you should only take what your doctor prescribes you on. In high school,this ideal is continued to an interment level, one that assures the highschoolers make a final choice about drugs,whether they should take them like they were conditioned to since they were little,just to be on the safe side,or take their chances and go about there business on said topic. In short the topic of drugs has been brought to our society as a threat but enforce as if it is an option,letting us as member to society take upon it in ourselves to make these decisions about drugs. Compared to the world state, many people have their hands on drugs. Ironically, the topic that is enforced so harshly in some schools,is caused because of it's lack of enforcement in other places. According to bussinessinsider.com,their page on "Nearly Eight Years Into The Drug War, These Are Mexico's 7 Most Notorious Cartels", Th sinaloa cartel is the most dangerous cartel. The website also says,"The Sinaloa Cartel is the single largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western hemisphere.The Sinaloa is not a single hierarchical organization. Instead, it functions more as a confederacy of groups that are connected through blood, marriage, and regional relationships. Decisions for the group are ultimately made through board-of-directors-type mechanisms and not by a single leader." The fact that this problem has escalated so high in mexico as compared to anywhere else is really no surprise. Crime rate in mexico are very high and lack the proper ideals to keep a sustainable place to safely live in. According osac.gov,"The general crime rate in Mexico City is above the U.S. national average, and crime varies widely. Armed robberies, kidnappings, car thefts, credit card fraud, and various forms of residential/street crime are daily concerns. Thefts of the vehicle’s operating computer and sound systems are also common crimes. The low rate of criminal convictions contributes to the high rate of crime. Although Mexico employs strict gun-control laws, criminals are often armed with handguns (or knives)." In short they lack the essentials needed to meet the standards,which if this wasn't clear already,is our fault.We,as american citizens,have failed to share what we know about enforcing these laws to other societies. I found it very significant that When I typed in drug cartel and got mexico as a prime result. This not only reveal the origins of the very known stereotypes on mexico revolving around their rural society ,but it does reveal the vast difference between the enforcement on drugs there and the US. Our laws on this issue are so different and cared for,yet we're so close to one another.