www.war-on-drugs.com Prisoners of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix, Arizona. Every year in the US 1.8 million people are arrested for drug law violations. More than three decades have passed since Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs. Today, drug trafficking exceeds 7% of global trade. The film The War on Drugs shows how the war is being waged by examining the situation in Colombia and the United States. Video Rating: 4 / 5