With the evolution of our world we see the contamination of it. We now idol: Rhyming Thugs and Designer Drugs. This can pose the escalation of crime and ultimately the end of humans. I am here to speak about the constant abuse of drugs and the causes of its glory so that once and for all we won’t have to suffer with scum that pollutes the gene pool. There are three problems faced with drug abuse that I will show to you how it will end up in all of humanities destruction. This annihilation is done through three things, Environment, Identity and Image.

                Drugs are not only the immediate high or the long term destruction of oneself. It is the disease that will infect us all. The reality is that most people get addicted to drugs because of a friend. The world that surrounds us makes 70% of who we are. If it is the young lady or gentleman beside you who help you become either the sucificated ruler of the world, a common person, or a low life. With such a high percentage in the world around us we should know who we hang around with. This is started by the parents. 30% of your growing is results from your parents. Though they may choose your early life but all teens have a spark of rebellion in them. No matter what your parents are like you will revolt. My parents are both extremely spiritual and enjoy classic music and classic rock, while I on the other hand enjoy darker forms of music such as metal and death metal. No matter this revolt sometimes will still linger such as my spirituality I would consider myself a strong catholic; this just goes to show some effects of your parents remain within us. In a smaller bit in the newspaper was talking about the revolution of teens. This was expressed with something incredible. Two very dedicated Goths had their own teen. In the act of revolting she began to listen to Country music just to upset her parents. No matter if we do the revolution intentionally or unintentionally we still morph. Therefore if you parents raise you properly, you are less likely to enter into a horrid environment. This spark of the begin forms your environment. As we grow, we develop physically we start to form the real person who you are. This is identified with your clothing, your music and your attitude.  This again can influcent your standing on many issues such as drugs. As an example when I say Hippies the commonality is the thought of Marijuana and Revolution.

                This brings me to my second point. The point is that of using drugs for identification. This is also adding on to peer pressure. Everyone has their look. The Emos, Gangsters, Goths, Preps, Greasers, Skaters, Valleys and Vixens do what is necessary to fit in. This also pushes drug use, especially in the gangster mentally. Practically every rapper begins to describe 4 basic things, Life, Drugs, Money and Women.  Not only does Life and Money push on depression, Women the encouragement of disgrace towards them and Drugs the uses and how it helped them.  Dr. Dre released the Album Chronic 2000, Afroman released multiple songs in reference to drugs such as “Colt 45” and “Cause I Got High”, Eminem’s former songs tend to deal with drugs as well such as “Drug Ballad”. This is not just merely a form of entertainment but it begins to repeat in your head. These songs become mainstream and begin to form the mentality.  Just as Beetles Boomed they changed hairstyle, musical tastes, political views and the fashion.  Then metal and punk radicalized the world. This is just the beginning.  Rap has influenced our language, our clothing and our views. These views again are the attitudes towards life, and morality. This movement is the advertising of the young. The usage of drugs has fallen until 1992, after which it shot up incredibly. 1980 was the closest thing to current rap but rap only had its breakthrough in 1990’s and by the end of the 1990’s was when Hip-Hop and rap broke through, while this rise in drug use could be accounted by demographics. The problem is that in Canada’s youth remains steady and USA is declining proving to us that while young people are more likely to use drugs with less youth and a higher amount are using drugs tells us that drug use has increased in percentage in the last decade.

                 My final point about drugs is the reputation. Drugs are not regarded as evil killers or causes of mental break downs. They are regarded as something that is simply on the spur. LSD, PCP, Marijuana are all just regarded as trippy images and colours. The problem is that people don’t recognize the horrid reality of their repercussion.  Cocaine’s long term effect is Paranoia and Restlessness. Long term Marijuana use is brain abnormality, emotional and memory deterioration, increased aggression, fear and depression. Both look like line ups for mental cases. Some cannot stop twitching, or stay still and are paranoid, while other just sits quietly, but what they contemplate maybe thoughts of suicide caused by chronic depression.

                We see the death of humanity is the deaths of individuals who help the world prosper. The Domino Theory and the Broken Window Theory show us that once one person falls to drugs another will soon follow, then another.  Soon enough everyone will be using it. This is the effect of the environment. This is the environment of drug abusers will soon be the collective identity of the world. Even if this is the reality we would still ignore the facts of what is to come. For we assume that if the users knew this they wouldn’t use the drug. Even at the point you know you cannot stop. Cigarettes are a known enemy but the users still struggle to stop constantly. This is the power of the drug. The problem isn’t one that affects us once like a car accident but one that reoccurs in family life, work, school, friends and everyone around you. It becomes a punishment for human weakness. And even Carl Jung said “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.”