ANTI DRUGS MOVE

Jim Anderton reckons his new anti drugs initiative will hit dealers and
help addicts. When will he realise that no matter how much money is thrown
into enforcing prohibitive sanctions, or how many drug dealers are thrown
into jail, as long as a demand exists, more drug dealers will pop up to
replace those who are imprisoned?

The illegality of drugs makes drugs very expensive, thus creating a huge
profit incentive for black market drug dealers and manufacturers. Drug
dealers appear wherever there is a market, so the trick is to take away the
market. Educate people to make the right decisions. Every dollar spent on
education will save many times its value in crime, suffering and law
enforcement costs.

America's hard line on drug use hasn't stopped the spread of drug
addiction, drug crime and drug related disease in that country. When will
politicians realise that every cent spent enforcing drug laws is a cent
wasted. They should save our money for education and treatment programmes.

Duncan Eddy