How’s That War On Drugs Going?
Survey Finds U.S. Leads World in Substance Abuse
The U.S. leads the world in marijuana and cocaine experimentation, as well as in lifetime tobacco use, according to a survey released this week by the World Health Organization.
For the survey, which was partially funded by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia looked at drug, alcohol and tobacco use in 17 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. More than 54,000 people participated in the survey.
“The United States, which has been driving much of the world’s drug research and drug policy agenda, stands out with higher levels of use of alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis, despite punitive illegal drug policies, as well as (in many U.S. states), a higher minimum legal alcohol drinking age than many comparable developed countries,” the authors wrote in the study, which was published in the July 1 issue of the journal PLoS Medicine.
“The Netherlands, with a less criminally punitive approach to cannabis use than the U.S., has experienced lower levels of use, particularly among younger adults,” they added.
(emphasis mine)
Not so good I guess
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Priceless linking to Foxnews for that one :-)
Maybe they should gather up those people in the survey, and send them to http://www.drug-rehabs.org to go find some help, instead of just recording their abuse issues.
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Funny eh? And the economics of prohibition are probably most to blame for small does, high powered drugs like meth and crack. Just as Prohibition changed the US from beer drinkers to whiskey and gin drinkers, drug prohibition has brouhgt us from pot and acid to meth, crank crack and who knows what else is being cooked up…
It’s strange how so many people whose REAL faith is in the inexorable, god-like operation of free market based on supply and demand accept the “War on Drugs” as something other than a giant political game.
OT, but my prize just arrived, along with a cryptic note that said, simply, “Congrta.”
Mnay Thnk.
I’m surprised you don’t recognize the acronym. It stands for:
“Congratulations On uNswervingly Grasping Righteousness, Truth and Accuracy. Motto of the round table.
Unand thruw me a curve ball, there. I do miss those days and knights.
We need to find more programs that can help people with an addiction problem.
http://www.alcohol-drug-treatment.com
Poeple that are addicted to marijuana and other drugs need effective treatment to overcome their addiction.
http://www.drug-rehab-program-centers.com
Getting a person an intervention if they dont want to enter into a rehab program is the right choice.
http://www.druginterventions.org