No More Drug War in Latin America? Report Explores New Ways to Fight DrugsIn the global fight against drug trafficking, it's high time countries experiment with "nontraditional" approaches.Villagran, Lauren
A rise in recreational drug use in the 1960s likely led to President Nixon’s focus on targeting some types of substance abuse. As part of the War on Drugs initiative, Nixon increased federal funding for drug-control agencies and proposed strict measures, such as mandatory prison sentencing, f...
America's War on Drugs: With Richard Stratton, Ty Hurley, Sam Shoubber, Alberto Maneiro. "America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communis
United States (US) administrations come and go, but America’s repressive drug strategy remains a constant. Ever since President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” in 1971, the world has hoped for a change in US drug policy with every new administration. Will President Joe Biden’s a...
CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga was given a rare, up-close look at the fight against synthetic opioids. Sep 7, 2023 06:33 Record-breaking 17,600 pounds of cocaine seized in the Netherlands The drugs were shipped from Ecuador via Panama to Rotterdam and are...
Colombia has fought a long and bloody war against its drug cartels that involved many deaths on both sides, including civilian deaths, and a major drain on government resources. A good part of the country had been fully under control of the drug lords. As in Mexico, the drugs pro...
Pattern, Purpose, and Race in the Drug War: The Crisis of Credibility in Criminal Justice (From Crack in America: Demon Drugs and Social Justice, P 260-287... Factors contributing to the unjust impact of the drug war on blacks include long-term changes in the economy, especially the ...
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that associates the war on drugs with a Cold War enemy, particularly the communist guerrillas, toward another one that recognises the fight against illegal drugs as itself a threat to the US national security and a justification for the US intelligence and military presence in South America. ...
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