o Legislation imposing tariffs on opiates, cocaine and marijuana
o Controlled Substance Act (1970) imposes strict bans on drugs such
as marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines.
o Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) established in
1988, with the aim of eradicating all illicit drug use in the US by
Allows for central coordination of the broadly defined War
o Direct funding for the War on Drugs exceeds 18 billion dollars in
o Tobacco results in approximately 390,000 deaths annually
o Air Pollution results in 50-100,000 deaths annually
o Heroin and Cocain result in less than 5,000 deaths annually
o Marijuana (overdose) has never been listed as the primary cause of
death on a death certificate, and no observable evidence has been
shown to indicate that anyone has died from marijuana use.
o Aspirin results in about 2,000 deaths annually
o Marijuana – Schedule 1 Drug – CNS Depressant
o Heroin – Schedule 1 Drug – Analgesic that causes Euphoria
o Cocaine – Schedule 2 Drug – CNS Stimulant
o Methamphetamine – Schedule 2 Drug – Stimulant & Depressant
o Stopping Drug use before it starts through education programs
o Healing America’s drug users through treatment and intervention
• Rimonabant is used to treat Marijuana addiction • Methadone, Naltrexone, RF9, and Buprenorphine are
all used to treat Opiate addiction (Heroin)
• Baclofen, Modafinil, and Disulfiram are all currently
being tested for use in treating Cocaine addiction
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• Selegiline and Prometa are used to treat
• Not much is known about the mechanisms of these
Anti Drugs, and as such many of their side effects or
o The Global Drug Trade accounts for 400 Billion US Dollars of
o Drug producers can reap profit margins of greater than 300 %
o Accordingly, interdiction is not as effective as it may seem,
because only a small amount of drug needs to pass through
international borders to keep the Drug Lords profitable.
o Majority of Cocaine ( > 90 %) is cultivated in, or at some point
o Are the motives behind the War on Drugs just?
o Does the War on Drugs constitute a necessary and effective use of
o Can a clear line be drawn between legal drugs and illicit drugs?
o By what criteria does the government (FDA) decide which drugs are
o Decriminalization would save the country approximately 35 billion
o Non-incarceration / Drug treatment therapy would be more
beneficial for drug addicts rather than warehouse imprisonment.
o De-emphasis of the War on Drugs – spending less money and
focusing less governmental attention on the Drug trade. These
saved resources could be redirected towards education,
healthcare, social security, and the national debt.
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