Monday, October 22, 2018

Global “War on Drugs” Terrible at Eradicating Drugs, But Great at Upending Societies: Report

International group calls for a major rethink of global policy on narcotics and an end to the failed efforts that governments refuse to relinquish.

Another major study designed to assess how national governments wage their so-called "war on drugs" shows that the last tens years of such policies have not only failed to put a dent in the illegal drug trade, the tactics have had serious negative impacts for global health, human rights, public safety and economic progress.

Moreover, current drug policies are a serious obstacle to other social and economical objectives. The “war on drugs” has resulted in millions of people murdered, disappeared, or internally displaced.

The full article is available here