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A 10 page research paper that summarizes the pros and cons of decriminalization of addictive drug use. Some people have taken the stance that it is time to take a different tactic in the nation’s drug policy and that decriminalization is the best solution to fighting drug addiction, as this would free up societal resources and shift the focus to intervention and rehabilitation. Others oppose this view, arguing that the War on Drugs is working and that to decriminalize drugs would be abdicating social responsibility. This examination of this debate looks at both sides in order to evaluate the issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"Heroin" was coined by the Bayer, as a trademark for one of their products. Another famous Bayer product and trade that has since that time taken on generic meaning is
"Aspirin." Opium and alcohol were popular analgesics and one product, "Mothers Helper," was even marketed for children. Public concerns arose over issues of addiction in the early twentieth century and
the first legislation to address this was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required that medicines containing substances such as opium should indicate this on their labels.
Subsequently, the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 cut off the legal supply of opiates to those already addicted and a long list of stricter drug control has followed both from
Congress and state legislatures. In the late 1980s, the federal government declared "War on Drugs." Despite the extreme financial and social costs of this campaign, drug use has not
decreased and prisons cannot be built fast enough to avoid overcrowded conditions caused largely by strict drug law enforcement and other non-violent crimes. Consequently, some people have taken the stance
that it is time to take a different tactic and that decriminalization is the best solution to fighting drug addiction, as this would free up societal resources and shift the
focus to intervention and rehabilitation. Others oppose this view, arguing that the War on Drugs is working and that to decriminalize drugs would be abdicating social responsibility. The following examination
of this debate looks at both sides in order to evaluate the issues. Pro Ethan A. Nadelmann in his essay "Commonsense Drug Policy" supports the pro side of drug
decriminalization. Nadelmann begins his essay by pointing out that US drug policy has failed persistently over the decades, due to the fact that politicians and policymakers have preferred "rhetoric to
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