Are we losing the so-called “Drug War?”

  • Contrary to what some say, drug use is down overall by 30%, and 95% of Americans do not use drugs.
    Source: Centers for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies (OAS)

  • Compared to the 70s, 80s and today, since the beginning of the so-called Drug War, drug use has declined.
    Source: DEA, Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization, October 2002

  • It is true that drug use has not been 100% eliminated. Our society has not successfully eliminated rape, murder and robbery either but we do not cease efforts to stop these societal ills.