News (Media Awareness Project) - US: LTE: U.S. Policy on Drugs Has Big Repercussions Abroad |
| Title: | US: LTE: U.S. Policy on Drugs Has Big Repercussions Abroad |
| Published On: | 2009-02-27 |
| Source: | Wall Street Journal (US) |
| Fetched On: | 2009-02-27 22:57:00 |
U.S. POLICY ON DRUGS HAS BIG REPERCUSSIONS ABROAD
The reality is that the U.S. drug policy is a comprehensive one that
includes prevention and education, treatment, and law enforcement and
interdiction -- contrary to the article's insinuation that we are
relying exclusively on eradication and policing. In December 2008, I
was present at the White House when the Monitoring the Future Study
was released. The annual study found that drug use among our youth
decreased 25% from 2001 to 2008. This is not a failure.
Calvina Fay
Executive Director
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
St. Petersburg, Fla.
The reality is that the U.S. drug policy is a comprehensive one that
includes prevention and education, treatment, and law enforcement and
interdiction -- contrary to the article's insinuation that we are
relying exclusively on eradication and policing. In December 2008, I
was present at the White House when the Monitoring the Future Study
was released. The annual study found that drug use among our youth
decreased 25% from 2001 to 2008. This is not a failure.
Calvina Fay
Executive Director
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
St. Petersburg, Fla.
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