HUS4442 Module 7 Discussion Forum 1

War on Drugs in the United States Name Course Instructor Institution Date The fight against Drug use in the United States was initiated in June 1971 and has had questionable effectiveness in addressing drug-related issues. While it is intended to reduce drug use and related crime, it has led to numerous unintended consequences that arguably outweigh its benefits. One major criticism is the disproportionate impact on minority communities, particularly African Americans and Hispanics. In his tend talk, Nadelmann gives a case that “if the principal smokers of cocaine were affluent older white men while the principal consumer of Viagra were poor young black men,” selling Viagra would grant detention (Nadelmann, 2014). The case shows that the war on drugs is biased, leading to mass i...