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WAR ON DRUGS  

This is the first part in an investigation of the war on drugs. It discusses the monetary impact of the Drug war as well as the economics of incarceration.

The War on drugs has been raging on in this country since Nancy Reagan first declared; "Just say no". Many believe that this is a good thing. However, what price do we pay for this war on drugs? How many billions of tax payers' dollars? How many lives have been ruined?

Recent reports confirm what many of us have suspected - the war on drugs is a failure, and a massive waste of money and human resources. Millions of Americans smoke pot already, and explicitly recognizing and legalizing this would prove a financial boon.

Narcotics Detectrives, Police Chiefs, and other law enforcement professionals are speaking out against the "War on Drugs," calling for legalization, regulation, and education.

In 1971 President Richard Nixon declared *The War on Drugs*. Since then, billions of tax dollars have gone to *fighting* this War. So, who's winning?

The war on drugs in this country depicts a battle for our very survival as a nation. This paper will provide the reader with substantial factual data about the war on drugs and how it has had a negative impact on our correctional organizations in the state of Colorado.

This college paper covers the history and current perspectives on the American War On Drugs. The "war" is looked at with a worldwide span and also with it's relevance both to the past and to modern events.

This paper uses some basic tools of economic analysis to approach the issue of drug legalization in America through one basic question: Do the costs of operating The War on Drugs exceed the benefits that it generates?

This paper looks at the War on Drugs since its inception in America, beginning with its original intent and the specific economic reasoning behind its execution, to the enormous influence it has on current American society.

The war on drugs was a failure. The best way to win the war on drugs is to end their prohibition immediately.

G. Stolyarov II personally disapproves of drug-taking as unhealthy and morally harmful, but he opposes the government War on Drugs, which damages good, innocent, productive people--who would never even think about taking drugs.

The term "War on Drugs" has been used with great frequency in the United States, and in some cases, the implication is that the war is being won. The status of the American War on Drugs is discussed in this paper.

The "War on Drugs" is becoming something more along the lines of a sweat bee that will not give up on being able to do nothing more than just pestering a massive horse, no pun intended with "horse."

Is the War on Drugs just modern day Jim Crow laws? This article will tackle the issues of the War on Drugs and show the similarities of the laws created with those of the south's Jim Crow laws.

An article detailing the shortcoming of marijuana prohibition and the american war on drugs.

An analysis of how the Constitution and judicial discretion conflict with Congressional politics over the idea of mandatory minimums and the war on drugs.

The War on Drugs continues to leave our prison systems overcrowded.

We need to think outside of the box in order to win this war. We need to accept the fact that the way it is being fought now it is not winnable. What needs to be done to win this war is to take control of the drugs instead of letting the mafia and drug cartels control it.

an article on the U.S. illegal drug policy.

A position paper on Republican Party scare tactics and myths. Is marijuana really that bad, or is it comparable to alcohol?

Of all the laws the United States has passed in the effort to hinder drug use, the "Pure Food and Drug Act" of 1906 has probably been the most successful. It created the FDA, which approves any food or medicine before it can be made available for people to use.

The nation's thirty year old drug war is uneconomical and unable to be won due to its nature and expansive scope. The distribution and widespread use of narcotics can only be fought with education and health-care, not imprisonment.

While chronic pain sufferers may find it difficult to get a doctor to prescribe the level of medication they feel they need to control symptoms, others find access to powerful narcotics just an expensive click away.

The impact of drugs has hit Colorado hard with staggering statistics which place Colorado high on the list of adults incarcerated due to drug related charges. The city of Denver, accounted for 308 of 100,000 residents incarcerated for drugs

during the 1920s and 1930s Prohibition outlawed the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States. Once Prohibition was repealed, legal businesses produced alcoholic beverages and paid income taxes on their profits.

Populist slogans cannot begin to address deep-seated cultural problems like drug abuse.

"there is nothing as threatening to those in power, as an informed people."

White House Drug Czar John Walters unwittingly made known the Federal Government's nefarious intention of merging the two wars into one, branding marijuana growers terrorists dedicated to the destruction of America.

Democratic Mike Gravel wants to radically change current drug laws, in some cases "de-criminalizing" drug offenses.

Over the years, various tactics have been used to curb illegal drug distribution and sales; this paper looks at those tactics and somoe alternatives.

An examination of the history of needle exchange programs and why the US has been so resistant.

Takes a look back at Timothy Leary and the psychedellic movement. How LSD caused the government to start a war on Leary and the drugs he tried to spread.

It seems to me that we have two sets of laws in this country. The laws that apply to protect man and those that exist to guide him along a preselected path of living chosen by our politicians-usually to in some way match their own.

Doesn't the Declaration of Independence say "for the people by the people"? If the people believe differently than the government, shouldn't the government change its' position to please the people it supposedly serves?

Adolescents who live in dysfunctional homes, and criminal offenders are two populations found to be at high risk for become drug abusers. Far from making progress in the so-called war on drugs, surveys indicate things are getting worse.

An article examining how marijuana prohibition has fostered violent crime rather than stem it.

A recent Cornell University survey found that almost half of all Americans believe that the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans. This bigoted, racist attitude is quite simply appalling. It essentially favors racial prof

An article based around drug-charge and imprisonment statistics showing that there is ample evidence for racial profiling in the U.S. War on Drugs.

"The people who run this country - people WE voted in - believe, somehow, that we are better off giving up our freedoms than compromising our security. I disagree."

Drugs cause people to disrespect themselves and others, cause health problems, mess up your hormones and cause mental illness.

I was taking Steve's car through the car wash one morning, and by time I came out of their tunnel there were, Police, DEA, Bureau of Narcotics, etc. all standing out there with their guns drawn and all pointed at my windshield yelling at me to show my hands

Are we winning the war on drugs. Decriminalize Marijuana now.

What's going on in the Middle East, namely the current conflict between Israel and the Lebanese political party Hezbollah, is undoubtedly tragic, but the real tragedy just might the American media's clumsiness in covering the matter.

What sex workers in Europe are thinking about Americans and George W. Bush

A monkey, an Arkansas State Trooper, a Texas couple and a bunch of illegal drugs make for an unbelievable story.

Indian tribes have made progress in many ways in recent years. Gambling casinos have lifted some of the economic burden from the tribes. However limits established on tribal police has allowed drug dealers to take advantage of the situation. Now the tribes are fighting back.

The United States and International countries effort to stop drug trafficking.

This is a paper discussing the legalization of drugs and is on the side of keeping them illegal.

The drug war in America is locking up drug offenders at a faster rate than any other crime. Is it the only answer to drugs in America?

Our judicial system has become too tyrannical with their ability to take a person's freedom for a minor penetration of the law. People should be afforded the civilized justice that our country was founded on.