Narcotic Drugs in Criminal Law

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Narcotic Drugs in Criminal Law

In our society, the law is the main instrument to fight against the use of narcotics. This appeal should raise some questions as to the underlying principles. "Should we, by legal sanctions, to prevent the individual from engaging in act which, according to a widely held opinion that does involve him?” This is the basic question. In principle, the law should intervene only for harm done to others. Some people, however, believe that the state has not only the right but the duty to protect these individuals against the harms they may inflict. Especially, they claim, the addict often injures others, especially his family, including his marital relations or parent-child, or in absenteeism and inefficiency at work.

To this must be added the cost of treatment and support the addict, physical injuries and property damage that may occur. Drug abuse can also cause a weakening of moral and psychological society, arising from the use of this drug to escape, hide or forget about problems. By cons, other individuals, without denying the harm caused by drug abuse, consider that the sanctions are unjustified as the user does not cause injury to others or damage to property.

They point out that nobody is perfect, that every individual frustrates the hopes placed in him by acts freely made ??that reflect his personal weaknesses. Even if the addict is not, because of his weakness of character, to the expectations of others, the company should not, they say, punish these people. Should we punish someone who neglects his health? If yes, what about those whose disease state caused by overworks or poor eating habits? The distinction most commonly used seems to be based on moral, less threatening in recent habits established values ??of our society. But the fear of drugs is not that moral.

There is the risk of impaired physical and mental. It is a product whose toxicity can be disastrous, and sometimes death. Some toxins, such as volatile solvents are useful for domestic or industrial. And the state does not prohibit the production or sale although they may be used for intoxication. By cons, the State does not take offense to ban a product, not useful as long as the benefits are medical or scientific. What proponents do not accept a non-legal intervention because some products, not used for therapeutic or scientific, have ...