Drugs An issue of personal, local and national concern that I would like to focus on in this essay is drugs. There are many reasons why I feel that drugs are an issue of great importance to me. First of all, drugs are a personal issue for me. For most of my life I have lived in places where drugs surrounded me. For the past ten years I have lived in the Duncan Projects in Jersey City, where the temptation to sell, buy, or even use drugs seems to grow every day. Every day I see older people and even kids engaged in the act of buying, selling and using drugs. I wonder why people get involved with drugs; Is it because of financial need? Sometimes people believe that having a lot of money guarantees them success, but they are wrong. People are too...