On June 18th, 1971 Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs. Now 48 years later we are still fighting but are not winning. Each year our country budgets $50 Billion or more to fight this war. The strategy has changed little from president to president. Interception of drugs, eradication, and imprisonment. The logic (if you can call it that) is if you cut off the supply of drugs people will stop using them. No thought or money has been allotted for the treatment of addicted users should the war be won.
Why not re-direct the effort of the war to treating the front-line victims of the war on drugs, the addicted users of the drugs. Instead of trying to dry up the supply of drugs dry up the demand. Help the poor souls who have made a terrible mistake. How does arresting a drug user stop drug use, why not help them become drug-free.
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