Category: War On Drugs

The Importantce of War On Drugs On June 17th of 1971, President Nixon began Americas longest and costliest war, a blemish in the history of America; the war on drugs. Nixon convinced Americas citizens that Americas public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy,…

Critical Analysis of the Effectiveness of the War on Drugs The War on Drugs, which is a term that was coined by the media, began on June 18, 1971 after President Nixon gave a speech about domestic and international drug reform to Congress. Which was once considered to be a drug reform movement went on…

Essay on War on Drugs: Literature Review Kennedy (2011) concluded the War on Drugs had blackened prison populations for a number of years. Diiulio (1995) based on the above evidence, was right to state that government policies can destroy families but it cannot create one. Alexander (2010) accused the War on Drugs for its inequality…

War On Drugs Essay Introduction The drug war has been an ongoing battle in the US for many years. It is a problematic issue with numerous facets. Initiated in the 1970s, this metaphorical “war” represents the government’s concerted efforts to combat illegal narcotics production, distribution, and consumption. Framed as a moral imperative, it has become…

The Consequences Of The War On Drugs In The USA Drugs in our world have been used for centuries, yet have been illegal for one 1% of our time. In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse to be public enemy number one. Tv shows and social media made it clear that drug dealers and cartels…

The Reasons Against War On Drugs In Philippines It violates the right to life. The war on drugs established a violation of right to freedom from execution by the extrajudicial killings (Dickson, 2019). The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights has signed the recognition of right to life. Under the ICCPR, the right to…

The Peculiarities Of War On Drugs In Philippines The start of the Duterte administration was the beginning of the campaign on war on drugs in the Philippines (Kishi, Pavlik, & Constantino, 2019) . According to Simbulan, Dioquino-Maligaso, Herbosa and Withers (2019), The Philippines has 1,8 million current drug users and 4,8 million Filipinos have reported…

War On Drugs In Philippines: For And Against Since 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte established war on drugs to eliminate all the people who used and sell drugs. As a Filipino who saw how Dutertes war on drugs became the reason of killings in our country I can say that this platform is not the…

War on Drugs in America: The Evolution and Impact Introduction Drug abuse in America started around the 1890s and has evolved greatly since then. The first signs of drug abuse date back to the 1890s when cocaine was sold in a Sears catalog in a small needle. Drug abuse started to take a toll in…

Examining the Ineffectiveness of the War on Drugs: The Failed Crusade For centuries, the human mind has been enamored with the mind-blowing effects of substances that they can put into their bodies. Never before, however, has this drug use become more prevalent than now. The War on Drugs has been an ongoing and ineffective tactic…