The War on Drugs I would like to say that my initial reaction to the continuance of the prolonged fight on what we have named the war on drugs and recent debate as to whether or not we should keep drugs illegal was of course we should. ... For many individuals it is just for social acceptance to hold on to this opinion that drugs need to remain illegal and this war on drugs continue to wage on regardless of the lack of results. ... The drug war has created no victors but has left a plentiful amount of losers. "Drug abuse is a serious problem, both for individual citizens and society at lar...

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In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. ... Thanks to the task force, drug arrests went up by 27%, and drug seizures went up by 50%. ... During the 1980s, it appeared that Central America was awash in drugs, and drug money. ... Drug dealers often carry weapons, some illegal, to defend themselves and their drugs. ... Many drug users say that the first drugs they ever used were the two socially sanctioned drugs, alcohol and tobacco. ...

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(Drug Enforcement Agency) to put an end to the drug war. ... This would ultimately be the end of the drug war and the D.E.A.'... People are beginning to understand that this drug war is bigger than may expect. ... Johnson expresses his concern in the book The War On Drugs, "The war on drugs is difficult and expensive, and there are signs that it is faltering, with battle lines being drawn. ... The drug war without marijuana is like going down a highway with much less traffic than expected. ...

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Why are drugs illegal at all? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Obviously, the only purpose for the continuation of the war on drugs stems from the refusal o! ... Isn't human life, even a single human life, worth more than any percieved national dishonor which might result from an end to the "war?" ... Why is drug abuse wrong? ...

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The policy is known as the " War on Drugs". ... The illicit drug market, pre-drug war, is estimated to be a hundred billion dollar a year business. ... States President George Bush officially began his "war on drugs" in September 5, 1989. ... Crime has risen exponentially since the 1989 when the "war of drugs" was first introduced. ... The war on drugs' is no exception. ...

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For the past thirty years the government has escalated the war on drugs by banning every kind of addictive drug and pumping billions of dollars into aggressive enforcement without significant success. ... The war on drugs always keeps the courts busy and provides high fees for defense attorneys. ... "Continuing the 3 war on drugs on the grounds that it destroys neighborhoods, enriches organized crime, corrupts law-enforcement officials and wastes at least $2 billion a year in police and prosecution costs (Schuster par.3). ... Duke states that: The war on drugs disproportionately impacts ...

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Alternative To the War on Drugs The illegal usage of drugs is very prevalent in our country today. ... The war on drugs has led to what people often refer to as the "war on drugs exception to the bill of rights." ... The war on drugs has continually deteriorated the integrity of the fourth amendment. ... (Neerson, "War on drugs" 49). and the list goes on. The war on drugs also permits and encourages random drug testing without probable cause. ...

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Although we hear terms like "The War on Drugs" and "Drug Treatment", a fresh approach to this issue is needs to come soon. ... Since drug legalization is the topic of this essay let us focus on alternatives to the "War on Drugs". One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs. ... If the government believes it can win the war on drugs then it has failed to provide hard proof. ... Its time to take a look at legalization, end the war on drugs, and approach it from a point of what is best for society as a whole....

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In 1971, President Nixon declared war on drugs and increased the presence of federal drug agencies. ... The war on drugs was not effective because the drug laws have been poorly correlated and prisons are getting more money than colleges. ... By putting people in prison for life isn't stopping the war on drugs. Third reason why the war on drugs has been a failure is because the U.S. is the number 1 nation in the world for illegal drug use. ... The war on drugs in America aimed to eliminate drug abuse through strict laws and tough enforcement within the U.S. boarders. ...

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It is ironically the same country that has been battling with what President Nixon first declared a "war on drugs.... Drug policy in the United States is clearly ineffective at resolving the underlying issues regarding the war on drugs. ... With varying viewpoints concerning drug policy and the war on drugs, some may contend that the war has had its successes. ... The problems enormously exceed any positive aspects that the drug war endeavored. The war on drugs in the United States will continue to be a relentless effort unless the real enemy is targeted; the drug policy....

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Why are drugs illegal at all? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Obviously, the only purpose for the continuation of the war on drugs stems from the refusal o! ... Isn't human life, even a single human life, worth more than any percieved national dishonor which might result from an end to the "war?" ... Why is drug abuse wrong? ...

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Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs And The Politics of Failure Bertram, Blachman, Sharpe, & Andreas. Drug War Politics: The Price of Denial Reinarman & Levine. ... While Carter wasn't very active in the drug war, small amounts of drugs were decriminalized nationwide. ... Every American suffers from the war on drugs. ... The practice of racial profiling by our nations police is the reason of the concern about the war on drugs. ...

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The term "war on drugs," first coined by former President Richard Nixon over 30 years ago, is the name of a movement to hinder drug abuse in America. ... The "war on drugs" has had some successes in the Bush and Nixon administrations. ... However, these small successes do not outweigh the failures of the Drug War. ... Pumping money into the Drug War as Nixon and Bush did not helped domestic violence. ... The "war on drugs" has resulted in an extreme number of prisoners in the United States. ...

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The drug trafficking does not have a definite beginning for it has existed as long as the drugs themselves. Being that the drug trade was legal before the introduction of drug prohibition, the history of drug trade can be closely tied to that of drug prohibition. ... (Opium War) Two different but unsuccessful opium wars were fought by the Chinese in rebellion to the British effort to monopolize opium in the country. ... (Opium War) As is the case for many drugs that had made themselves popular during today, an adjustment periods were taken by nations to discover the effects of the drug before ...

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This proves that the war on drugs is not effective at all. ... If drugs were legalized, all drug-related crimes would end. ... If drugs were legalized, drug-related careers would not exist. ... Drug trafficking is the illegal sale and exportation of drugs. ... Drug trafficking will be stopped if drugs become legal. ...

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The American war on drugs has been occurring for almost a century with four presidents personally in command of the operation. ... Drugs first appeared in the United States in the 1800's; opium being popular after the American civil war. ... The 1960s presented a different issue for the war on drugs in its entirety. ... Carter's drug war focused on interdiction and eradication programs; he sought primarily to fight the supply. ... Reagan's war on drugs became known as the "zero tolerance" program. ...

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DRUG ABUSE People in this world value certain things. ... There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America has become the biggest market for drugs (Plant). ... Marijuana has become such a dangerous drug because is a gateway to other addictive drugs. ... Drug abuse must be stopped. ... If fighting drug abuse were made a top priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse once and for all. ...

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The war on drugs was fist declared by Richard M. ... The war on drugs has failed and is ineffective to produce any lasting results. ... The war on drugs is a great miss-conception and a failure. ... D.A.R.E, the largest US drug resistance education programs, was also proven to be hopeless in the war on drugs. ... The war on drugs is more trouble than it's worth and therefore should be put to an end. ...

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A War Against Ourselves Drugs in America are sweeping the nation. ... While many things through the course of America's history have been shifted and altered to preserve democracy, the War on Drugs has not budged since the Reagan era's conservative republican administration waged the ridiculous and so called war. ... If there is one thing about the drug war that the government has right it is that where ever drugs are being bought and used, crime and disease are sure to accompany it. ... No where close to a solution in ending the drug war. ... With an outrageously inflated bla...

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Drugs: Should Be Legalized Our societies are decaying due to an incessant war against drugs. Effects of this war like assault, property crime, racial and economic decriminalization, murder, corruption, and many other undesirable things are developing and burning through societies fueled by the lack of determination between whether or not drugs should be legalized. This polemic is allowing war's effects to keep growing to the point where societies" harmony, peace, and stability are being lost. ... The same thing should happen with drugs. ... The war would end and the chaos would disapp...

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THE WAR ON DRUGS I know that many other people have written on the subject of drug control and legalization, but I felt the urge to add my own two cents (ok, perhaps it'll be more like a cent and a half, but hey...). ... We accept these drugs in society, with a minimum of bias. If these types of drug use can be taken for granted, why can we not accept that drug use itself is a fact of our lives? ... Legalization of drugs would mean that people who have drug problems could be helped by government programs. Yes, I'm talking about a decent amount of go...

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Alcohol is a very addictive drug. ... Drug use, itself, can be a crime. ... Drug abuse is a plague to society. ... Drug abuse must be stopped. ... If fighting drug abuse were made a top priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse. ...

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The so-called war on drugs has long been an issue in the national press. ... The purpose of such messages is to frighten drug users and prospective drug users into abstaining from use and to turn the public eye onto drugs in general. ... Don't you do drugs, now." ... All of the short video segments are images of war and terrorism. ... The problem is that the commercial took the war on drugs issue a step too far. ...

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Attempts at winning this war on drugs have had little success. ... More than half of the crime in America is drug related ("Drug Enforcement Statistics"). ... Many believe that legalization of drugs would only create more drug abuse and open the door for drug use in young people. ... If the government legalized drugs, they would also regulate the production of drugs. ... By reducing crime, cost and addiction, our country will leap ahead in the continuing war on drugs....

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The Drug War : There's a war being waged in our country. ... The drug war. ... Drug war budget vs. 780mil spent on research)) is spent on the actual effectiveness of imprisonment as a deterrent. ... Over $30 billion is spent annually on the Drug War, twice that of what was spent on the Gulf War. ... The exalted rulers of capital hill have entrenched themselves so deep in this drug war that have only two options. ...

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