News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: PUB LTE: Use Tobacco Tactics On Drugs |
| Title: | CN BC: PUB LTE: Use Tobacco Tactics On Drugs |
| Published On: | 2005-08-18 |
| Source: | Province, The (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-15 19:59:52 |
USE TOBACCO TACTICS ON DRUGS
Isn't it interesting how tobacco use is declining without any need to
arrest and incarcerate smokers?
Public-education efforts are paying off.
Apparently, mandatory minimum prison sentences, civil asset
forfeiture, random drug-testing and racial profiling are not
necessarily the most cost-effective means of discouraging unhealthy
choices.
Drug abuse is bad. But the drug war is worse.
Robert Sharpe
Washington, D.C.
Isn't it interesting how tobacco use is declining without any need to
arrest and incarcerate smokers?
Public-education efforts are paying off.
Apparently, mandatory minimum prison sentences, civil asset
forfeiture, random drug-testing and racial profiling are not
necessarily the most cost-effective means of discouraging unhealthy
choices.
Drug abuse is bad. But the drug war is worse.
Robert Sharpe
Washington, D.C.
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