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50 Years Later, End the War on Drugs

by Ellen Glover | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Featured, overdose crisis

Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “full scale attack” on drug use. It was the beginning of the War on Drugs. Nixon — and many presidents since — promised the War on Drugs would save lives. Trillions of dollars later, incarceration...

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