Analysis: Study shows U.S. losing drug war
WASHINGTON -- After 25 years and $25 billion the United States is further from winning the war on drugs, a study released Tuesday indicates.
The report conducted by the Washington Office on Latin America, a non-governmental organization that has the stated goal of trying to "reorient U.S. drug control policy to the region," concludes that U.S. policy geared toward "reducing drug abuse and availability in the United States" from a "supply-reduction model does not work."
Of course, we all knew this but it is always nice to hear a new voice join the chorus for change.
The report conducted by the Washington Office on Latin America, a non-governmental organization that has the stated goal of trying to "reorient U.S. drug control policy to the region," concludes that U.S. policy geared toward "reducing drug abuse and availability in the United States" from a "supply-reduction model does not work."
Of course, we all knew this but it is always nice to hear a new voice join the chorus for change.
posted by Loretta Nall at
1:30 PM
5 Comments:
Aren't you fed up with these dead tree journalists with no links in their stories? Have you seen a link to the actual study? You're right that it's not exactly headline material: News flash -- sun rises in East! But we're always looking for fresh stats.
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Gritsforbreakfast, at 2:48 PM
Hi Scott...no I haven't seen the study. I think the WOLA is similar to Witness for Peace. Jim Lobe wrote a piece on this study over at LewRockwell.comAnd to the second commenter "grits" was referring to the fact that there were no links to this study available online....it's only on paper hence the "dead tree" statement. It didn't have anything to do with me.
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Loretta Nall, at 4:10 AM
Here is a link to a summary of the report: http://www.wola.org/publications/ddhr_exec_sum_brief.pdf
The narco-industrial racketeers simply want the money for police enforcement and forced treatment centers in the US.
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Anonymous, at 6:55 AM
My comment about the dead tree journalist referred to the UPI reporter Loretta linked to, which quoted the report but didn't link to it. I'm very supportive of Loretta's work, and think she's doing a fantastic job. And thanks to Anonymous for the link.
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Gritsforbreakfast, at 8:31 AM
And you were last in Colombia studying the effects of aerial fumigation when?
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Loretta Nall, at 3:13 PM
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