Is the “War on Drugs” working? Has the “War on Drugs” in fact lowered the amount of drug use among the United States population?
The quick answer is “no.”
I just came across a handy infographic from “The Atlantic” which demonstrates that the “War on Drugs” is not working as well as the government had hoped. During the years between 1970 and 2010, the drug addiction rate in the United States actually rose to just above one percent of the population. The United States’ federal government spending for the “War on Drugs” has increased dramatically, but without any results.
