In the past week, the White House has come out and said that
they plan to end the Reagan era War on Drugs and begin to tackle the problem
with a new approach. In line with some of the possible concepts we have been
discussing in class, the Director of National Drug Control Policy has said that
from this point moving forward, drug use will be tackled with “neuroscience,
not political science.” In line with this notion, the Director noted that
treatment, not incarceration, would be the most effective way to conquering the
drug problem that has beset the country for years.
Drugs alone account for a significant portion of arrests in
the United States; however, in many cases, offenders are non-violent. Yet,
these people often times are arrested on multiple occasions for drug offenses,
suggesting that the current system does little to dissuade drug abusing
behaviors among the population. Thus, new legislation would see that these
non-violent offenders were instead treated with rehabilitation instead of incarceration.
In turn, the White House hopes that it can instill a notion of recovery, rather
than punishment, in these drug users, and help them back onto their feet and on
with their lives.
http://newsone.com/2412446/obama-war-on-drugs/
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