Will the drug wars ever stop?

In my honest humble opinion, I believe the only way to stop this problem is by legalizing the drugs. Seriously, the anti-drug laws and plans to stop it have only increased the amount of violence and police bribing and in no way have they decreased the amount of drug addicts. I believe that a reason why people get into drugs is because they are illegal and young people are said not to use them (something that encourages most to try them). So, what can you say about this topic? :)

No of course not. The problem is calling it a drug 'war' though. It's not a war. It's just another crime we try to prevent.

i don't think it will ever stop.

btw, legalize it.

Opium was legal for decades and it nearly destroyed China and several other countries. Simply legalizing drugs is not a sensible solution.

Opium was legal for decades and it nearly destroyed China and several other countries. Simply legalizing drugs is not a sensible solution.

sonicare

Opium was legal for decades and it nearly destroyed China and several other countries. Simply legalizing drugs is not a sensible solution.

sonicare

Oh.. genius strike's.. Hear me out.. we add even more dangerous drugs into the one's being sold, literally "killing" the drug trade?Strider_91

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QUOTE="Strider_91"]Oh.. genius strike's.. Hear me out.. we add even more dangerous drugs into the one's being sold, literally "killing" the drug trade?Pirate700

[QUOTE="Strider_91"]Oh.. genius strike's.. Hear me out.. we add even more dangerous drugs into the one's being sold, literally "killing" the drug trade?Pirate700

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="Strider_91"]Oh.. genius strike's.. Hear me out.. we add even more dangerous drugs into the one's being sold, literally "killing" the drug trade?Strider_91

[QUOTE="Strider_91"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]You could introduce pure cionide as a drug and it wouldn't stop anything. People that want to use drugs are going to do it. It's the same reason why people keep breaking into homes even though they know there's a good chance they're going to be shot. People that commit crimes don't care. They're too stupid.

needled24-7

As soon as the US realizes that some European countries are doing a much better job of dealing with drugs.

Which is to say, no, never. :P

As soon as the US realizes that some European countries are doing a much better job of dealing with drugs.

Which is to say, no, never. :P

GabuEx

How about we introduce something into the water that prevents people from getting high from illegal drugs. You can't feel the effects, there's no point in the drugs, there's no point in selling them, there's no point in producing them anymore. Problem solved as far as drugs go.CRS98

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

Opium was legal for decades and it nearly destroyed China and several other countries. Simply legalizing drugs is not a sensible solution.

Pirate700

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

Opium was legal for decades and it nearly destroyed China and several other countries. Simply legalizing drugs is not a sensible solution.

LJS9502_basic

I don't see it ever ending, and it's a huge waste of money (and lives). It's silly to me why it's criminalized, and why the U.S. government cares so much about these drugs on the international scale. -Sun_Tzu-

The answer to that question would be: No way, as long as people use drugs and as long as their's a system of justice and cultural ethics in the world, nothing of that sort will stop. If the world ended and a new one started there still will be drug wars, as long as their is this thing called "drug" there will be "drug" wars!

as long as drugs are illegal and they still feel good then it will continue...

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I don't see it ever ending, and it's a huge waste of money (and lives). It's silly to me why it's criminalized, and why the U.S. government cares so much about these drugs on the international scale. LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I don't see it ever ending, and it's a huge waste of money (and lives). It's silly to me why it's criminalized, and why the U.S. government cares so much about these drugs on the international scale. -Sun_Tzu-

Is there something that makes cigarette above drugs? (other than the power of tobacco companies)

As long as there is demand they won't stop...

And whose to say people won't still buy drugs off the street if drugs are legalized...street sellers would probably just sell their drugs for less then pharmacies..

[QUOTE="pis3rch"][QUOTE="Strider_91"] I only see problems caused by drugs, none helped or resolved.. I think they belong criminalized..Strider_91

[QUOTE="CRS98"]How about we introduce something into the water that prevents people from getting high from illegal drugs. You can't feel the effects, there's no point in the drugs, there's no point in selling them, there's no point in producing them anymore. Problem solved as far as drugs go.Pirate700

I don't really see your point.....I know it's a choice. A heroin addict damages their own body and wastes their own money by making that choice. As a society, should we add on to that damage by imprisoning them and making it more difficult to clean up and become productive citizens? Personally, if my tax dollars are going to be spent on "solving" the drug problem I'd choose to finance rehab and therapy over imprisonment and the DEA. We're wasting billions on this, it's time to accept the fact that it doesn't work and, like Europe, move towards a different approach to the drug problem. pis3rch

I only see problems caused by drugs, none helped or resolved.. I think they belong criminalized..Strider_91

That drugs are harmful to their user is really not a good reason in my view for why their possession and personal use should be a criminal offense. That just makes no sense to me. Someone who is addicted to drugs is someone with a medical problem, not a criminal. Switzerland started a test program a while back in which they prescribed heroin to longtime addicts, and it was so successful that even its original opponents now support it. There has proven to be no black market for prescribed heroin; the health of addicts in the program has gone way up; and the number of new addicts has dropped, as heroin is now seen as a medical problem rather than a way to rebel. In 2008 Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved the continuation of the program due to its success. But I highly doubt that something like this would ever be approved in the US because of just that mentality: even though the "war on drugs" has produced basically no positive results, people are still convinced that it's the best option, even despite mounting evidence to the contrary.