One of the major social issues facing the United States is the flow
of illegal narcotics into our country. The costs of this illegal
activity are significant. Costs can be measured in the lost health
and productivity of individual users, as well as the costs required
to fight the criminal activity perpetrated both by individual users
and the large criminal organizations attracted by the profitability
of the drug trade. These costs caused the U.S. Government to
declare a "War on Drugs" in 1989 and to greatly increase the budget
allocated to the interdiction of the drug supply. Since the DOD
possessed numerous assets that were perfectly suited to
interdiction operations, the DOD became heavily involved in the War
on Drugs. This involvement was extensive from 1989 to 1993 and was
instrumental in the successful capture of tons of illegal drugs. In
1993, the Clinton administration decided to shift the emphasis away
from interdiction to other areas, and decreased the interdiction
portion of the budget for FY94. This decrease has continued to the
present and, according to some observers, has reduced the success
of the DOD interdiction effort. This paper briefly examines the
extent of the overall drug problem in the United States, describes
the DOD's contribution to America's drug control strategy and its
challenges to success, and finally addresses why that effort,
though useful, does not need to be increased to previous levels.
General
| Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2012 |
| First published: |
November 2012 |
| Authors: |
Kimberly J. Corcoran
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
56 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-288-29874-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-288-29874-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781288298747 |
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