Bad decisions, good intentions.

This week in sociology, we did an activity regarding drugs. We were given a list of different descriptions of effects that could potentially harm an individual. We were then assigned to rate the drugs from 1-4. 1 being over the counter drugs and 4 that was considered a felony. As we marked up the results as a class, it was clear that even the most common things in our society such as: aspirin, caffeine, and nicotine are considered deadly to our body. Many people in our class however, predicted that Heroine was a prescription drug when it's illegal to have. It's sickening to see the side effects of many common drugs that are commonly distributed within our community. Many of the over the counter drugs have terrible side effects that could kill one who abuses the substance. Americans have the freedom to do as they please and although the rate for smoking cigarettes have gone down by a big percentage, it's still promoted in commercials, magazines, newspapers and all types of ads. So why would American promote the one thing that could kill you over time?