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Essay Archive - Drug Legalization
Drug Legalization
Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the
reduction in crime , drug use, and drug addiction growth rates. The
impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug
enforcement has become too lenient.
This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug
legalization lobby, civil libertarians, and misguided academic researchers to
the public with limited review and challenge.
Attacks on drug enforcement efforts often hold law enforcement to
impossible and changing performance standards. Law enforcement , treatment ,
and prevention complement....
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