Failed War on Drugs.

[predator1]

The war on drugs has failed. It will continue to fail. Billions of waisted tax dollars financing the FBI, ATF, DEA and local Police/Sheriff’s Departments. The war on drugs has become big industry for the government and a way for them to become more powerful and strip us of our individual rights and freedoms. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Those billions should be spent on education and prevention. Not on law enforcement and prisoners. Take away the customers and the cartels will have no business forcing them to crumble on their own.

 

[Dark Cloud]

The fix is on its way,a vaccine for fentanyl

 

[predator1]

The fix is on its way,a vaccine for fentanyl

The fear of death and losing everything should be a far better “vaccine”. Mind numbing to me that people purposefully do these drugs knowing the most likely outcome.

 

[KY_Fried]

Like I always said, when you outlaw a substance and even successfully cut off the supply, people will just come up with something even worse to take it's place. That's not even taking into account the fact that making something illegal only makes the bad guys more rich and powerful.

 

[KY_Fried]

The fix is on its way,a vaccine for fentanyl

Has to be one of the dumbest, most pathetic things I've ever heard of. If only we could come up with a vaccine for stupidity. BTW, I'm not talking about your post to be clear, just the fact that they would approach drug addiction with a vaccine is what's so stupid.

 

[riverboss]

We have never had a war on drugs!
It's been one big money grab by our goverment they are pimping the American people, open boarders allow the flow to remain wide open while drug rehabilitation centers are our goverment slush funds!

 

[drakeshooter]

We have never had a war on drugs!
It's been one big money grab by our goverment they are pimping the American people, open boarders allow the flow to remain wide open while drug rehabilitation centers are our goverment slush funds!

It’s big business, an entire industry built around it. Nobody in the civilized world incarcerates its citizens like we do regardless how we all complain about how lax it is. Defense lawyers, prosecutors, court personnel, police, probation and parole officers, jailers and wardens and their staff, jail and prison builders, jail and prison supply companies, drug testing supplies, drug testing companies, rehabs that druggies voluntarily go to on their own, many times more rehabs that druggies involuntarily go to to get out of jail, etc, etc, etc, it’s big business and they have lobbyists in place to keep the gravy train moving.

 

[EdLongshanks]

The fear of death and losing everything should be a far better “vaccine”. Mind numbing to me that people purposefully do these drugs knowing the most likely outcome.

That what I’m saying. No amount of “education” or “awareness” is going to curb this. Everyone knows how vile that poison is and there are still animals that willfully try it. We can’t fix that.

 

[Capttrae]

The fear of death and losing everything should be a far better “vaccine”. Mind numbing to me that people purposefully do these drugs knowing the most likely outcome.

When someone is truly an addict none of that matters. I’ve watched good friends of mine go down that road and piss away millions of dollars, their families, friends, all of it, just to get that next fix

 

[KYote-Krusher]

It’s big business, an entire industry built around it. Nobody in the civilized world incarcerates its citizens like we do regardless how we all complain about how lax it is. Defense lawyers, prosecutors, court personnel, police, probation and parole officers, jailers and wardens and their staff, jail and prison builders, jail and prison supply companies, drug testing supplies, drug testing companies, rehabs that druggies voluntarily go to on their own, many times more rehabs that druggies involuntarily go to to get out of jail, etc, etc, etc, it’s big business and they have lobbyists in place to keep the gravy train moving.

Lawyers .... damn 95% of them to Hell. 😡

 

[KYote-Krusher]

When someone is truly an addict none of that matters. I’ve watched good friends of mine go down that road and piss away millions of dollars, their families, friends, all of it, just to get that next fix

It's hard to believe, knowing what we do about drug addiction, that anybody would EVER try it even once but they sure do.

I had a real good friend in a nearby County that decided to try cocaine and before you knew it, he was hooked and then started dealing it. He had a head full of common sense but he did it anyway and ended up losing 3 farms and everything he had and then did several years in the pen.

I still can't believe it. 😢

 

[Capttrae]

@KYote-Krusher its hard to explain, but some people get to a very dark time in their lives, they think no body cares, feel totally abandoned by family, so they reach for a bottle or a pill or other illicit substance, and yea they know the high will only last a little while but for that little while it makes them feel at least ok, it keeps the meeting of a slug and the back of their head from happening for a little while longer. Sometimes it delays that meeting long enough for life to slowly start getting better, other times the drug just takes over and controls their life

 

[timer]

As long as there is profit - BIG profit - for those who deal illegal drugs there will be supply.

As long as people think it's cool or fun to get high, they will think that the addiction thing won't happen to them. They are smart....they will beat the odds. They can quit whenever they want - cold turkey. Besides, nobody wants to be labeled a p****.

Our current tactics in the war on drugs have zero chance for success.

 

[carnivore]

A kid’s best hope is their parents. They need love, hope, direction, support, encouragement, and accountability. Most addicts seem to lack one or all of the above. Abuse or trama can throw a person into a dark place as well. Evil begets evil.

 

[RLWEBB]

It’s big business, an entire industry built around it. Nobody in the civilized world incarcerates its citizens like we do regardless how we all complain about how lax it is. Defense lawyers, prosecutors, court personnel, police, probation and parole officers, jailers and wardens and their staff, jail and prison builders, jail and prison supply companies, drug testing supplies, drug testing companies, rehabs that druggies voluntarily go to on their own, many times more rehabs that druggies involuntarily go to to get out of jail, etc, etc, etc, it’s big business and they have lobbyists in place to keep the gravy train moving.

Substance abuse treatment has replaced the coal business in Eastern Kentucky.