Everyone has their own opinion on drugs. Recreational drug use involves using an illegal drug to get high. Instrumental use can be described when a person uses the same medication to achieve an effect to accomplish a task. Society has had many different opinions on drugs and has changed its mind several times throughout history. Today we face a war on drugs, drug cartels, drug addiction, prison overcrowding and more. It all has roots in drugs. There are always two sides to every story, and I will show that amphetamine use is both recreational and instrumental, and that their prescribed, recreational, or instrumental use can have less desired effects according to research. In the United States, everyone has a choice when it comes to drugs and we must choose wisely. That's how I see it. Amphetamines, recreational or instrumental drugs have been a part of society since the beginning of time, although these drugs may have taken many different forms and, ingested in different ways, they have nevertheless played a role in our history. Many people have lost their lives to drugs, and many have also benefited from them. Amphetamines also known as "speed" or "ice" generally include positively prescribed subjective effects, such as an increased state of excitement, euphoria, increased energy and talkativeness, but also negative emotions including anxiety, paranoia or even auditory and visual hallucinations. We see that this drug could have both beneficial and negative effects, relatively speaking, but why do we classify amphetamines as harmful or harmless? Do the ends outweigh the means? Let's look at some scenarios. For example, if a man has five children and a wife at home with a mortgage to pay, and ...... middle of paper ...... If it is to be socially acceptable, the Chances are high that anyone can find a group that accepts one drug or another, it is up to the individual to decide which path he or she will take. Works Cited Freismuth, M., Montgomery, T., Sitte, H., Steinkellner, T (2011). The Bad Side of Amphetamines: Short- and long-term toxicity of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”), methamphetamine, and d-amphetamine. Biology Chemistry, 392, 103-115. doi:10.1515/BC.2011.016Chatterjee, A., Farrah, M., Haimm, C., Sankoorikal, G (2010). When we enhance cognition with Adderrall, are we sacrificing creativity? Psychopharmacology, 202, 541-547. doi:10.1007/s00213-1369-3Forrester, M., Mcabe, H (2007). Adderrall abuse in Texas, 1998-2004. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 70, 658-664. Doi:10.1080/15287390600974619