Kerlikowske’s drug policy: not bold enough?
WASHINGTON — U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske hit the publicity trail Wednesday to promote the Obama administration’s new National Drug Control Strategy, a five-year plan to reduce drug use that already has disappointed some who had hoped for a bolder shift toward prevention and treatment.
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Report: 40-year war on drugs is a costly failure
Drug use and violence are worse than the 1970s, despite a budget that has ballooned to $15 billion.
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Casualty of war on drugs debated
Critics say money spent not worth gains made in battling trade, addiction
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