The War on Drugs in the US Economy
Elers, Sarah (2020)
Elers, Sarah
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005128617
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005128617
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This thesis will discuss the ways in which the War on Drugs has failed the US economy. It will provide the reader with a full understanding around the history of the War on Drugs in the United States of America, as well as around addiction and drug use. I will cover areas such as health care, incarceration and homelessness and discuss through research and studies how they have impacted and been affected by the War on Drugs.
Throughout the thesis I will discuss the economic impacts the War on Drugs has had on the US economy, considering those who have profited from it, and those who have contributed to the costs of the failed global campaign.
Finally, I will go through possible solutions to the US drug crisis, which have been found to work in prior trials in the US or in other countries, while discussing the impacts that changes to programs, services, policies, regulations and laws can have on decreasing the demand for drugs. There will be criticism towards the US for continuing the failed policies on drugs, resulting in health issues, mass incarceration, poverty, social inequality, increased drug use and for causing significant costs to the US taxpayers, for increased spending of tax revenue on the already failed War on Drugs.
Throughout the thesis I will discuss the economic impacts the War on Drugs has had on the US economy, considering those who have profited from it, and those who have contributed to the costs of the failed global campaign.
Finally, I will go through possible solutions to the US drug crisis, which have been found to work in prior trials in the US or in other countries, while discussing the impacts that changes to programs, services, policies, regulations and laws can have on decreasing the demand for drugs. There will be criticism towards the US for continuing the failed policies on drugs, resulting in health issues, mass incarceration, poverty, social inequality, increased drug use and for causing significant costs to the US taxpayers, for increased spending of tax revenue on the already failed War on Drugs.