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Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (Solutions (better techniques) (Legalization…
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
caused by
Misinformation
Realism
led to failure
how to fix?
also attack supply size of drug trade
better information and lawmaking process
fix issues that lead to rampant drug use in the first place
no instant fix
affects how the US interacts w/ other countries
leads to supply side strategy
has incorrect assumptions
incorrect thoughts about crack cocaine
Crack got wayyyyyyy higher sentences (100 to 1)
ppl thought Reagan wasn't tough enough
incorrect assumptions about public housing
Bad policy
US prohibitionist policy
Bad policy and negligence in Latin American countries
not doing enough research, just pandering to a base
increased funds for drug war
Effectiveness
big failure
bc
there are things outside of the control of the gov't
US also had other motives for messing w/ Latin America
Crime has not reduced
drug use and crime increased (especially among public housing developments)
balloon effect
Cartels led to cartelitos
Drug related violence
Colombia, Peru, Mexico
led to
Just Say No campaign
political stability of Latin American governments threatened
increased criminalization
Problems in other countries
Unequal incarceration along racial lines
Have been proven to not be due to higher rates of drug use
Higher rates of incarceration
crappy public housing
PHAs w/ too much power
better ideas and the truth
Neorealism
problem is v complicated (no ez fix)
Balloon and cockroach effects
Crack and powder cocaine
Solutions (better techniques)
fix the underlying causes
supply and demand
Scientific War on Drugs
Legalization and decriminization
cons
morals
public health
basically infeasible
Implementing such laws will be v delayrd
Doesn't address other problems
pros
decrease high profit margins from selling drugs
Harm reduction
Many different strategies (no instant fix)
Fair sentencing
Alternatives to prison
No mandatory minimum sentence
Prevention programs
Opioid Crisis
How to alleviate
focus on the patient; don't make things overarching (bring back around)
Naloxone programs (the point is to decrease number of deaths and number of those addicted)
pros
cheap
only available through professionals
training doesn't take too long
has actually worked p well
counterclaims
non-professionals may use incorrectly
trained and professionals chose the same percentage correctly
training may not prepare ppl for irl
rebuttal: trained individuals are far more likely to be able to tell in an irl situation
teaches ppl how to respond to OD
ex. Toronto POINT program
p cost effective (better than incarceration)
opioid agonists
buprenorphine
better than methadone for clinic (more flexible)
withdrawal symptoms aren't as bad as methadone
partial instead of full agonist
methadone
1st widely used opioid replacement therapy
retains patients
type of analgesic medication
single day doses
ODing can lead to death oof
helps decrease indicence of HIV (needle sharing)
these things can have other beneficial side effects
complications
made worse by incarceration
Fueled by economical and social instability (poverty and disadvantage)
NOT causes
Big pharma
Overprescription
Causes
social and economic instability
effects
overdose is greatest cause of death among injecting drug users
Relevant problem to the whole world (especially lawmakers)