An Assessment of U.S. Drug Problems and Policy: How Goes

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MB the “War on Drugs”?

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Contents

Preface iii

Figures vii

Abbreviations .ix

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction . 1

CHAPTER TWO

How Successful Has the War on Drugs Been? 3

What Have the Goals Been? 4

Has the War Achieved Its Goals? 5

What Other Factors Need to Be Taken into Account? . 8

CHAPTER THREE

Why Hasn’t the Drug War Been a Greater Success? . 15

Could the Balance among Enforcement, Treatment, and Prevention Have Been Improved? 15

Could the Balance among Enforcement Strategies Have Been Improved? 19

CHAPTER FOUR

What About Bonuses and Collateral Damage? 23

CHAPTER FIVE

Why No Course Corrections? . 27

CHAPTER SIX

How Might U.S. Drug Problems and Policies Evolve? 29

What Drivers Could Change in Strength? . 30

vi How Goes the War on Drugs?

What Widely Maintained Assumptions Might Fail? 32

How Might Less Predictable Developments Play? 33

What Implications Does the Future Have for the Present? . 34

CHAPTER SEVEN

How Should U.S. Drug Policies Evolve? . 35

Manage This Long-Term Problem for the Long Term 35

Use All Policy Levers 36

Draw Strength from Cross-State Variations in Drug Policy . 39

Press for a More Dispassionate Debate . 40

Further Reading . 41

Bibliography 43