War on Drugs is it working
The U.S. is spending money to stop drug abuse; this is called the "war on drugs". However, the methods used by the government are not working. . There are many proofs that the war on drugs is unreasonable. Some specific reasons that the war on drugs needs a new approach is that too much money is being spent every year compared to the number of problems solved, jails are becoming overpopulated by drug war victims, and people who have committed serious crimes do not have a place to occupy. Additionally, legal drugs that the government does not care about causes more problems than the illegal drugs they are fighting. The U.S. should find different ways to fight the war on drugs.
The U.S. spends an immense budget on fighting the war on drugs; however, recorded drug abuse rises and more problems are occurring each year. In 2003, the federal government spent over nineteen billion dollars on the war on drugs, and the state government on average in the U.S.......
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