Social Awareness Issue #2

Senate Bill

Summary: \Lead Sponsor: Katara Lockhart

Bill Text: I want the state to help do something about the major drug issue that goes on throughout the Untied States. I'm asking if the state could somehow lower the cost of the drug rehab. I personal believe that that is why people with drug issues dont go because they can not afford it.I would like for this to happen ASAP and throughout the United States before crimes get worse.



Subject(s): Drug Abuse
Actions: proceeded in front of the senate

Social movement assignment number 9/27/12

 To whom it may concern,


I am here today to talk to CNN about the major drug issue that seems to be going on not only in West Virginia, but everywhere in the United States. There are over 4 million people in the United States that are addicted to drugs. If the use of addicted drugs do not stop, who knows what could happen.

Not only adults and teens today are addicted but young kids in middle schools! I am a senior at Philip Barbour High School and I have came to realize that drug abuse is a MAJOR problem in society today. It was only a few months ago I was out somewhere and heard some kids (in middle school) talking about smoking marijuana. I was unsure on how to react to this.

Knowing some of those kids and who some of their family and friends, I wasn't to to surprise to hear them talk about it. Though it breaks my heart to hear them talk about that that is all they want to do when them get home from school. Some kids even take pills to school with them. They will do anything to get high. I haven't heard of any middle schoolers with pills as much as I have with the high schoolers.

I am stressing this because I know people whome have graduated already, have not gone to college, and have already been in jail numerous of times for drugs, theft, and child pornography. People will do anything to get another pound of marijuana, Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate, and cocaine.

9/27/12 BR

School's nutrition sucks. High schoolers need more food thatn what they are being served!

9/26/12 BR

It's true, young adults are over weight but thats their fault. But school lunches do suck and theyre nasty! They need to give us good food and get an exercise program going for us! (:

9/25/12 BR

I think that if girls are stupid enough to be active without a condom they should be responsable enough to take care of their kid. And if they are not pregnant then that should scare them enough and make them realize that they are to young to be having sex or they should be smart enough to use a condom weather it feels good or not.

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