All of the deaths in No Country for Old Men are in some way, either first hand or second hand, a product of a drug related conflict. Drugs are a major problem in the United States and Novels and Show’s like NCFOL, breaking bad, Narcos, etc. do a great job oh highlighting what actually goes on in drug cartels and distributers. I think it is important for Americans to get a sense of how big the problem really is. I think that these shows also show the Prisons are not and cannot be the only solution to drug related problems. Punishing both distributers and users is necessary, but I also think that sometimes these punishments can go to far. Some of these newer drug shows can also humanize the drug dealers and users and a lot of times the audience can relate to the bad choices that these people have made, even if the audience members haven’t made these choices themselves. I think that we need to place a greater focus on rehabilitation and realizing that fixing America’s drug problem isn’t as simple as locking up the bad guys. I think another way to help drug related problems is to place a higher focus on mental health. A lot of times when someone uses or sells drugs, there mental health isn’t the greatest. I think that by emphasizing these measures, America’s drug problems can be greatly reduced.
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I agree with what you said but I think that McCarthy sees it more as a fault of society as a whole, people oftentimes don’t have mental illness before trying drugs (but do when they are addicted obviously).
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I am on the same page as you Logan, as if you put one drug dealer in prison, another one will take over, and it is a never ending cycle. Even if you think you Locked up all the drug dealers out there, new ones will eventually come and you will have to repeat the process. Some people that are unstable or their mental health isn’t great, tend to use or sell drugs, and any easy way to stop that would be to figure out who has those mental issues. If you were to help those with mental issues, then drug use and selling of drugs would most likely go down. So although that it one way to deal with these drug issues, there are multiple more ways that could be more beneficial, but it will hard to actually care those ways out.
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