War on illegal drugs failing, medical researchers warn
Illegal drugs are now cheaper and purer globally than at any time over the last 20 years, a report has warned
BBC News (UK)
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The global “war on drugs” has been such a failure that illegal substances are now cheaper and purer than at any period over the past two decades, warns a new report by the Vancouver-based International Centre for Science in Drug Policy. Data from seven international government-funded drug surveillance systems show that drug use should be considered a public health rather than a criminal justice issue.
