Woodznutz
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The Drug Problem in the U.S. Is Not What We Think It Is
U.S. drug policy is ineffective, counterproductive, and expensive. The evidence indicates an effective and efficient path forward by reducing demand.
www.psychologytoday.com
While Mr. Kelly makes a good point regarding the emphasis on controlling the supply of drugs, preferring treatment of addicts instead, he misses the fact that most addicts don't want "treatment", unless it is to save their lives from a lethal overdose.
I do agree that more attention be paid to the addicts as they support the entire illegal drug industry by providing all the money. They do this by repeatedly buying and consuming the final product.
To break the back of the drug Cartels and their supply and distribution chain all we need to do is deprive them of the money. This requires that addicts be apprehended and detained in secure facilities for a period of time that sufficiently accomplishes that goal.
This also requires that such facilities be obtained, or built, along with trained staff. Funding can be had by reallocating money now used in unproductive enforcement or interdiction efforts. Addicts need not receive rehabilitative treatment per se but need only be kept healthy until their release, at a time sufficient to deprive the drug dealers of needed trade.
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