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...
Colombia has had a long history of drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence and has been at the epicenter of the US-led war on drugs for decades. Unlike some of the other case studies in this book, Colombia has been— and continues to be—a major producer of drugs. This chapter...
History of the War on Drugs I came of age in the 60’s. In both the military and in college I saw drug use run rampant. Of the hundreds of people I have known who used drugs often, not one ever went to the hospital, a mental ward, into a dry-out program or died. But at lea...
we present a transition from an approach 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...
Watch: Jay Z & dream hampton Present ‘A History of the War on Drugs’ in New Short Work Made for the New York Times, and published today, the below short film, titled “A History of the War on Drugs – From Prohibition to Gold Rush,” is the end product of a collaboration between...
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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
Ammunition for Fighting a Demand-Side War on Drugs: A Review of Contingency Management in Substance Abuse Treatment In March, 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush completed a five-nation tour of Latin America. Many of these nations are on the front lines of the decades-ol... Madden,J Gr...
Our Top 10 The War on Drugs songs list presents the music of a band known for its blend of indie rock and heartland rock influences.
The uncanny parallels between alcohol Prohibition and the 'war on drugs'. 28 page comic by Stuart McMillen about Milton Friedman's views on drug laws.