It is one thing if the users themselves are the only ones being affected by drug use, but when it is putting others lives in danger as well, it is something to be considered when picking your side of the arguement.
In terms of life-time use, marijuana was reported to be the most common illicit drug used by a sample of 268 murderers incarcerated in New York State correctional facilities, for homicides that occurred in 1984. Spunt et al ("The Role of Marijuana in Homicide," International Journal of the Addictions, Vol. 29:195-213,1994) About one-third of prisoners who had used marijuana, had used it in the 24-hour period before the homicide, and three-quarters of those said they experienced some kind of effect from the drug when the homicide occurred. The authors speculate that drugs and violence may be linked in a variety of complex ways.
Material used in this publication has been reviewed and commented on by William M. Bennett,M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
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