Illegal Drugs
Illegal Drugs | Legalizing Drugs Would Reduce Crime
In her assertion that legalizing drugs would markedly reduce crime, [former U.S. surgeon general] Dr. Joycelyn Elders was clearly correct. Given the enormity of the nation’s crime problem, her suggestion that legalization should be “studied” was also plainly right. In asserting that the matter should not even be thought about, the Bill Clinton Administration behaved like religious rulers decrying heresy. What should be embarrassing to an Administration elected on a promise of “change” is not what its surgeon general said, but her White House colleagues’ contemptuous dismissal...
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- Introduction
- Is There a Drug Abuse Crisis?
- Should Drug Testing Be Allowed?
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Are Antidrug Programs Effective?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The D.A.R.E. Program Is Effective
- Prison Drug Treatment Programs Are Effective
- Cocaine Treatment Programs Are Effective
- Methadone Is an Effective Treatment for Heroin Addiction
- The D.A.R.E. Program Has Been Ineffective
- Drug Treatment Programs Are Often Ineffective
- Classroom Drug Education Has Been a Failure
- Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized?
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