I need a closing paragraph for my essay. Please help.?
I’m doing an essay on why marijuana should remain illegal. I know that a lot of you would disagree with me, but that’s not what I’m asking. All I need now is to add a closing paragraph and then I’m done. What do you think I should put as my closing paragraph? Thanks.
Here’s my essay:
The legalization of marijuana has been a debate that has been going on for a lifetime now. There are many debates that support or go against legalization in which no final solution has been determined. These debates include health problems, addictiveness, harm to society and crime. Many debates state that the legalization of marijuana would be a good thing for society and that there is no harm associated with the drug. Despite all the theories that support the legalization of marijuana, there are also many facts proven that suggest that marijuana should remain illegal, due to many harms associated with the drug. These facts prove that marijuana is an addictive drug and that the drug does cause harm both psychologically, and physically. Facts also prove that marijuana is one of the most popular drugs among teens today which have negatively affected both their educational and personal activities.
Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States, topping cocaine, meth, ecstasy, and heroin. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, formally called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 95 million US citizens over the age of 12 has experimented marijuana at least once. The survey also states that three out of every four users have used marijuana within the previous thirty days of the survey.
Marijuana has gained its popularity among the youth in the 1960’s, also referred to as the Woodstock era. Many users during this generation have not suffered any serious side effects, such as cancer, respiratory problems, and serious side damage to the brain. Therefore, these previous users may not see the point in keeping marijuana illegal and are quite often in favor of legalizing it. However, most marijuana used by today’s users are exposed to a more potent substance which has been proven cause many health problems. These problems include respiratory problems, brain damage, addiction, and has even been linked to cancer such as testicular and pancreatic cancer.
Many people have stated that marijuana is less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol. However, studies have proven that marijuana does harm in many ways and the most vulnerable to damage from the drug are kids. Short term effects from this drug could include memory loss, trouble with thinking and problem solving skills, anxiety, and depression. Students who have used marijuana, both teens and adults, could find it difficult to learn and pay attention in class, therefore, preventing them from reaching their full potential. Long term affects could be respiratory problems and serious brain damage. Marijuana has even been linked to suicides due to the long term effects of depression that the drug causes. Users who suffer from depression of the drug often find themselves to be dependent on the drug because they think that it will make them happy and make them more active. This is false because studies show that depression worsens with further use of marijuana and the emotion of depression will turn to anger often causing aggressive behavior.
Many people feel that marijuana makes you mellow and that it would make your environment more peaceful. This is false due to research showing that kids who smoke marijuana are four times more likely to engage in aggressive behavior. Such behaviors physical assaults, stealing, and destruction of private and public property. Users were also reported to be twice as likely to disobey at school as well as other authority figures, such as police and parents. Another study showed that marijuana users are more likely to commit weapon offences than with any other drug.
Studies have shown that marijuana can start off what is called the “Gate Way Drug” theory. This means that when the high of marijuana no longer becomes enough for the user, they will search for other drugs that will provide them with a higher high. Such drugs include cocaine, heroin, and methylamines. This theory leads to the user developing an addiction to these drugs and will lead to many mental and physical health problems. Mental health problems could include anxiety, depression, panic, and stress. Physical health problems could include brain damage including strokes, cancer, and respiratory/cardiac arrest.
One of the most popular debates is that marijuana is not addictive and therefore, will cause no harm to the user. However, according to the 2002 National Survey on Drug Abuse and Health, 4.3 million U.S. citizens were classified with a dependence on the drug. That number was equal to 1.8 percent of the total U.S. population and 60.3 percent of people who are dependent on illegal drug use to satisfy the
Gremlyn posted: 06 Sep at 6:51 am
Here’s an idea “Most people who argue for the legalization of marijuana claim that the drug is non-habit forming, and does not negatively harm the user. However multiple studies have proved this wrong on many accounts, a survey shows that millions of people are classified as addicted, and others show that the drug is related to misbehavior, social, psychological and physical reverberations, and defiance of authority. It is also linked to increased rates of violent crime, and decreased rates of educational and social success. For these reasons it is clear that marijuana is not a safe or harm-free drug, and should continue to be used for medical purposes only.” Now don’t quote that word for word, plagiarism you know, but there’s an idea.