Letter: 'Five decades is more than enough time to gauge whether a policy works, and all evidence points toward the war on drugs as ineffective and harmful.'
FILE - In this Nov. 2016 file photo, the American Flag flies outside the Justice Department in Washington. For over 50 years, the United States has been fighting a war on drugs. In the name of eradicating drugs, we ushered in an era of mass incarceration. Today, themore of its citizens than any other country. Drug possession is a leading cause for arrest, with 1 in 5 people incarcerated charged with a drug offense.
Five decades is more than enough time to gauge whether a policy works, and all evidence points toward the war on drugs as ineffective and harmful. In 2023, it’s long past time to call off the war. Let’s support policies that treat substance use as a public health issue instead of a criminal one.
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