The U.S. leads the world in rates of drug addiction and overdose deaths. If it was a War on Drugs, why didn't we win? After 50 years of the same policies maybe its time for a change.
Much of the information about the history of drug use and the detrimental drug policies come from the books Dopesick by Beth Macy and The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.
Audio snippet with the quote from John Ehrlichman taken from 13th.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, resources are available!
https://nida.nih.gov/
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