Op-Ed Article: At least 4 good reasons to end the war on drugs

Debra J. Saunders – The San Francisco Chronicle – Sunday, June 12, 2011 “If we cannot destroy the drug menace in America, then it will surely destroy us,” President Richard Nixon told Congress in a special message on June 17, 1971, that generally is credited as the day the “war on drugs” began. Actually, Nixon didn’t use the term “war on drugs” in the address. He used it later. And while Nixon talked tough about going after drug traffickers, he emphasized that rehabilitation would be a priority as he dedicated the lion’s share – $105 million of $155 million in new antidrug funding – “solely for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug-addicted individuals.” Some 40 years later, there are only losers in the drug war. Drug use is up; 118 million Americans have used illegal drugs, and the cost of prosecuting the drug war and offenders continues to mount. [More: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/12/INRB1JQN0I.DTL&tsp=1 ]

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Op-Ed Article: At least 4 good reasons to end the war on drugs

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