In the article “Drugs: America’s Holy War‚” Arthur Benavie speaks of the social problems that can arise with the use and supply of illicit and illegal drugs. He begins asking the reader‚ who’s the enemy in this war on drugs? I asked myself in the beginning if is it even realistic to assume there is an actual war on drugs. Benavie explains that society is constantly reminded of the harmful effects of certain drugs such as marijuana‚ heroin‚ LSD‚ ecstasy‚ cocaine‚ morphine‚ methamphetamine‚ amphetamines
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The Mexican Drug War can be solved with nonviolence. A person who doesn’t live in Mexico sees drugs as many things such as medical supplies‚ overdoses‚ and doctors. But‚ when a person in Mexico hears the word “drugs” many will visualize the conflict and violence their country has with drugs. The Mexican Drug War is causing violence between the government and drug cartels in areas like Jalisco‚ Chihuahua‚ and Veracruz (Taylor). Authorities are scrambling to intercept the illegal good which have common
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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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Drug War: Failure or Success? Many people would claim that President Richard Nixon started the war on drugs. Although it is less well-known today that the Nixon Administration also repealed the federal 2–10-year mandatory minimum sentences for possession of marijuana and started federal demand for reduction programs. He also endorsed drug-treatment programs‚ and that Nixon only made an effort of continuation towards the states original acts of prohibition dating back to 1905-1914. Even with these
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Paper Final Draft The Prohibitive Costs of the Drug War On June 17‚ 1971‚ President Richard Nixon committed what is arguably one of his most significant and lasting executive acts when he issued a special message to Congress regarding the growing drug abuse problem within the United States. Although this message was significant in many ways because of the public acknowledgment that the Federal Government was not doing enough to combat drugs and their associated ills‚ this message is mostly
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I. Introduction- Drugs are considered to be a modern day issue. However‚ if we look to the archeological records‚ we would find that our ancestors used drugs such as‚ alcohol‚ opium‚ cocoa‚ magic mushrooms among others for both medical and spiritual purposes. Throughout the years many policies have been created in order to minimize the use of drugs. For example‚ the first anti-opium laws were directed at the Chinese immigrants in the 1870’s. In the 1900’s‚ an anti-cocaine laws were directed in the
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According to Larry Elder‚ “The war on drugs is wrong‚ both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid‚ too reckless‚ and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt” ("war on drugs is wrong‚ both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid‚ too reckless‚ and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt. - Larry Elder
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February 27th‚ 2012 Analytic Paper #3 “Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws‚ enforcement efforts and resources‚ we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.” -- Mel Carnahan Just say no? The legalization of drugs has been a huge issue in politics for an exceptionally long time. Many people believe that the legalization of drugs will allow the government to gain more control and therefore reducing crime on the streets. The idea that a state
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The war on drugs is one of the wars that every nation claims to be carrying out. The United States of America is considered as one of the vibrant drug trafficking regions globally. The war of drugs in the United States of America therefore rates as one of the longest wars in the nation (Lurigio‚ 2008 pg. 87). Ideally‚ it has taken approximately forty years since the kick-off of the war. Despite the fact the war may appear to be plain from the word of mouth‚ it posses unimaginable consequences on
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