... ." This war has cost hundreds of billions of dollars to fight and has given our country many mixed results. We have seen fluctuations in the numbers over the years, which are, can be linked to different social fads and political agendas. Despite the enormous amount of money we have spent to ... Office for Drug Abuse Preventior. In 1972, the Drug Enforcement Agency was created. The DEA replaces several older anti-drug agencies and becomes the nation's prime drug law enforcement agency. By 1979 illicit drug use in the United States peaks. The number of users reaches 25.4 million. By the mi...

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