... a stagnant number considering billions of dollars were spent both from the Federal and States and local governments. Opinions and views from the American public vary. The State Department believes that we are winning the battle. Many drug lords have been arrested and incarcerated. The fight demands ... those areas turned into the most dangerous and the most crime-prone places in Europe. Opponents however paint a different picture. Based on recent statistics, most Americans see the War on Drugs is counter-productive, and has failed to achieve its objective. Proposals to legalize drugs ar...

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... sub-Saharan Africa. All together, about 19 million people have died from AIDS, 3.8 million of them were under the age of 15. Here are some of the staggering statistics: 5.4 million new AIDS infections took place in 1999, 4 million of them in Africa. 2.8 million died of AIDS in 1999, 85 percent of them in Africa. 13 ... women of Africa believe. A particularly interesting myth is that if a man appears healthy, then he couldn't have AIDS. Luckily, the U.S. has done a good job making the American people understand safe sex and the disorder itself. If only it was possible to do the same in Af...

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• Grade Level: High School