This article sums up the status of the war on drugs. The government claims big wins in the war on drugs because cocaine seizures are up, but while seizures are up, so are shipments. This means that the drug traffic is expanding. The war on drugs has concentrated on eliminating supply and for the money and effort expended, has not been successful. The new thinking is that the government ought to put more effort on curbing demand by spending more on treating drug addicts and less on putting them in jail. Drug abuse should be seen as a public health concern and not as a law enforcement problem. Until demand is curbed at home, there is no chance of winning the war on drugs.
Editorial, “Not Winning the War on Drugs”, The New York Times, Published July 2, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/opinion/02wed1.html [3]
Post by Alexandra Chunn
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