The True Cost of War on Drugs | Alcohol Addiction Recovery Place

THE TRUE COST OF 24 WAR ON DRUGS How many arrests are from drug offenses? 13% of the 14,209, 365 arrests were from possession of illegal drugs. 13% Alaska That is like putting almost everyone in Alaska and Hawaii in prison. Hawaii EVERY 19 SECONDS XII 82% XI are for possession ПА alone IЛ Someone in the USA is arrested for a drug violation At an estimated cost of $22,000 per inmate, the Federal government spent approximately $2,094,510,000 on incarcerating drug-related offenders. 180 cm 170 cm 160 cm 150 c 140 cm 130 cm Housing Drug-Related Prisoners How much tax-payer money is spent financing the war on drugs? $15.6 Billion $1.24 Billion 2008 Federal expenses fighting the War on Drugs Heroin 7.9% $3.9 Billion $7.1 Billion 45.6% Other Cocaine Drugs 25% 21.5% $3.4 Billion Marijuana After fighting the war on drugs for 40 years, what has really changed? 47% of Americans ages 12 and older had used illegal drugs Over 35, 000 people have been killed in just 4 years In some places, minors have easier times buying marijuana compared to alcohol Legal system is completely inundated with criminal drug cases Alcohol Addiction Call now! Recovery Place http://recoveryaddictioncenter.com (209) 232-7781 SOURCES http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/17/new-web-videos-commemorate-40th-anniversary-of-war-on-drugs/ http://store.cato.org/reports/budgetary-impact-ending-drug-prohibition http://wwww.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Prison_and_Jails http://drugwarfacts.org/cms?q=node/31 http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/p09.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wikiEconomy_of_the_United_States http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/articlefiles/380-2009%20Teen%20Survey%20Report.pdf http://www.2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/offenses/clearances/index/html http://www.projects.lastimes.com/mexico-drug-war Ш XI ША