the ongoing drug war. The drug abuse that this nation has been through has grown exponential in the past decade. The nation is going down a never-ending hill. The outcome of this war could not be stopped. As few have accepted‚ the drug abuse cannot be contained. Just as Gary Mendell said “There is no single way to end the addiction crisis that has ravaged so many communities”‚ there is no containing the drug abuse to single town or community.(Katel) Due to the on growing of new drugs‚ the authorities
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caused by regional narcotic wars and global drug trafficking. The epidemic of drug trafficking and violence has resulted in a war between Mexico’s government and the Narcos who instigate these acts of violence. There has been an ongoing fight between the Mexican Government and Narcos as far back as 2006. Before a fight erupted between the Mexican government and the Narcos‚ war brewed among several drug cartels. As violence and competition only made tension among drug cartel worse‚ violence began
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Carpenter‚ Ted. "Undermining Mexico’s Dangerous Drug Cartels." Cato Institute. N.p.. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/undermining-mexicos-dangerous-drug-cartels>. Al-Eryani‚ Ausan. "Mexico’s drug war effects US as well." Collegiate Times. Virginia Tech. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/18328/mexicos-drug-war-effects-us-as-well/p2>. Grillo‚ Ioan. "US troops aid Mexico in drug war." Global Post. N.p.. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www
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In 1971‚ President Nixon declared and implemented the War on Drugs. Since that time‚ the U.S. has spent approximately 1 trillion dollars funding this campaign. Now‚ I am not a mathematician‚ but that would be about 25 billion dollars per year or 793 dollars per second. Today‚ illegal drugs are cheaper and easier to acquire despite astronomical amounts of government spending to enforce a failing policy. The War on Drugs should be ended for two reasons: the dramatic growth of incarceration rates and
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25 April 2015 War on Drugs From drug wars‚ to drug cartels‚ and government control‚ the war on drugs has been a critical issue throughout the United States. From the early years of the 1970’s to the 1980’s‚ there has been a major uprise of the use of drugs and narcotics. However‚ throughout the development of law making and restrictions‚ there have been numerous amounts of policies that have been placed upon this controversial issue by the government. From the beginning of time‚ the war on drugs has sparked an uprise of controversial
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Head: The War on Drugs The War on Drugs and Sentencing Disparities Social Policy Analysis Paper Janet Gaines Hood College Introduction This paper will examine the history of the “War on Drugs” and the racial and sentencing disparities that have resulted because of it. In the House of Representatives a new bill was introduced on January 7‚ 2009. Policy number H.R.265‚ was cited as “Drug Sentencing reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. The never ending drug trade and
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The War on Drugs One must wonder if the "war on drugs" helps or hinders our American Criminal Justice System when you look at the overwhelming impact it has had on crowding issues within our prisons. At the present time there are over 1.5 million people in prison‚ 59.6 % for drug offenses alone. The "war on drugs" started over 100 years ago in San Francisco‚ California when the first law against drugs was enacted to stop the "smoking of opium." In all actuality‚ this law was against the Chinese
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The war on drugs utilized “tough on crime” rhetoric to create legislation that kept African-American men in a second-class role in American society. In the late 60’s‚ the Nixon administration was the first presidency to vocally declare a “war on drugs”: targeting drug use and distribution with new “tougher” policies and legislation punishing drug users. Although at the time many Americans praised the war on drugs for bringing awareness of drug use and its impact on crime‚ the war on drugs has been
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Richard Nixon first declared a “war on drugs” in 1971‚ the war escalated during the Reagan presidency and shifted its focus from treatment toward incarceration and law enforcement. As George Moss and Evan Thomas explain‚ Reagan came to Washington “committed to waging a war on drugs and bringing the international drug trade under control” in 1981. Thanks to the rise of the Medellin Cartel in Colombia and other cartels in Latin America during the 1980s‚ illegal drug trade networks flourished‚ and America
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War on Drugs Policy Proposal John Cox POL 300 June 5‚ 2011 Benjamin Webb Proposed Policy for Mexico and the United States The United States and Mexico are fighting what could be called a never-ending war‚ the war on the illegal drug trade. Drugs flow across the US-Mexico border seemingly unrestricted‚ even though both countries spend billions of dollars each year attempting to halt the flow of drugs. Drug cartels in Mexico operate with impunity‚ and have little regard for laws‚ regulations
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