News (Media Awareness Project) - US AL: PUB LTE: Time For A Change In The Drug War |
| Title: | US AL: PUB LTE: Time For A Change In The Drug War |
| Published On: | 2002-07-17 |
| Source: | Mobile Register (AL) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-22 23:08:28 |
TIME FOR A CHANGE IN THE DRUG WAR
I'm writing about Martin L. Pilkerton's letter to the editor, "New laws
won't slow illegal drug flow" (July 8).
No other country on the planet spends more of its resources fighting drug
abuse, nor does any other country arrest, jail and imprison more of its
citizens for drug law violations than the United States. Yet no other
country has been less successful in preventing drug abuse than the United
States.
We have been escalating the drug war for more than 30 years, and all our
efforts have been counterproductive. It's time to do something different --
substantially different.
KIRK MUSE
Mesa, Ariz.
I'm writing about Martin L. Pilkerton's letter to the editor, "New laws
won't slow illegal drug flow" (July 8).
No other country on the planet spends more of its resources fighting drug
abuse, nor does any other country arrest, jail and imprison more of its
citizens for drug law violations than the United States. Yet no other
country has been less successful in preventing drug abuse than the United
States.
We have been escalating the drug war for more than 30 years, and all our
efforts have been counterproductive. It's time to do something different --
substantially different.
KIRK MUSE
Mesa, Ariz.
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