War on Drugs

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The War on Drugs is a long-running U.S. government campaign that uses law enforcement, legislation, and international efforts to reduce the production, distribution, and consumption of illegal drugs.

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instanceOf drug control policy
government campaign
public policy initiative
announcedBy Richard Nixon
associatedWithAgency Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of National Drug Control Policy
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
associatedWithLaw Controlled Substances Act
associatedWithPresident Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
country United States
criticizedFor human rights abuses abroad
limited impact on drug availability
mass incarceration
public health harms
racial disparities in sentencing
declaredYear 1971
focusSubstance cocaine
heroin
marijuana
methamphetamine
influencedPolicyIn Colombia
Latin America
Mexico
initiatedBy United States federal government
policyArea criminal justice
foreign policy
public health
policyGoal reduce illegal drug consumption
reduce illegal drug distribution
reduce illegal drug production
policyTool asset forfeiture
border control
criminal legislation
domestic policing
drug interdiction
drug scheduling
eradication of drug crops
incarceration
international cooperation
law enforcement
mandatory minimum sentencing
military assistance abroad
relatedConcept drug prohibition
harm reduction
mass incarceration in the United States
startPeriod early 1970s

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Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 partOf War on Drugs
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relatedTo War on Drugs in the United States
linked to: War on Drugs
Sicario mainSubject War on drugs
linked to: War on Drugs
Nancy Reagan notableWork Just Say No campaign
linked to: War on Drugs
Public Law 100-690 partOf War on Drugs
Reagan administration drugPolicy "Just Say No" campaign association
linked to: War on Drugs
Lucius hasAssociatedAct The War on Drugs
linked to: War on Drugs
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 partOf War on Drugs
Armed Forces of Colombia conflict War on Drugs
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song notableWinner The War on Drugs
linked to: War on Drugs
13th focusesOn War on Drugs
subject linked to: documentary film 13th
Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 partOf United States federal drug control strategy
linked to: War on Drugs
They Say usedByArtist The War on Drugs
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Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 subjectOf United States drug policy debates
linked to: War on Drugs
César Gaviria participatedIn War on Drugs in Colombia
linked to: War on Drugs
Rockefeller drug laws partOf United States war on drugs era policies
linked to: War on Drugs
Pub.L. 99-570 partOf War on Drugs
Colombian armed conflict relatedTo War on Drugs
Colombian National Army conflict War on Drugs
Elvis & Nixon depicts United States War on Drugs
linked to: War on Drugs
Michelle Alexander topicOfWork War on Drugs
Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act associatedWith United States drug policy
linked to: War on Drugs
Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act partOf United States anti-drug strategy
linked to: War on Drugs