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America's Longest 'War' |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--IS IT A WAR ON DRUGS? |
| Author: Eric A. Voth, M.d. |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2000 |
| Size: 1,980 Words, 12,824 Characters |
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Bashing our drug policy is a popular activity. The advocates of legalization and decriminalization repeatedly contend that restrictive drug policy is failing, in the hope that this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. An objective look at the history of drug policy in the United States, especially in comparison to other countries, demonstrates that, indeed, our policies are working. What we also see is the clear presence of a well-organized and well-financed drug culture lobby that seeks to tear down restrictive drug policy and replace it with permissive policies that could seriously jeopardize our country's viability.
To understand our current situation, we must examine the last 25 years. The 1970s were a time of great social turmoil for the United States, and drug use was finding its w...
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...t the tobacco industry has for so many years.
A compassionate but restrictive drug policy that partners prevention, rehabilitation, and law enforcement will continue to show the greatest chance for success. Drug policy must focus on harm prevention through clear primary prevention messages, and it must focus upon harm elimination through treatment availability and rigorous law enforcement.
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