How the government is fighting the Drug War
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What is America's worst problem? According to the Drug Czar, John Ashcroft, a twelve year old smoking pot on the weekends. That twelve year old will become one of America's drug abuse victims 10 years from now. We know that drugs can't be stopped because they grow naturally. Well most of them. What we can do is control its usage by toughening up the laws. That is where the Drug War comes in. The Drug War focuses on three things: stopping drug use before it starts, healing America's drug users and disturbing the illegal drug market.
One method used to fight the war on drugs is prevention. In 2004, the Drug War proposes that prevention tools such as student drug testing be available in communities where parents and schools deem them appropriate...