"Availability hasn't seemed to have suffered much either, in this war."
By the DEA's own statements, purity of heroin on the streets is the highest it has ever been, and the cost is at a low point.
Supply and demand at work in the illegal drug market?
Yet heroin USE has remained flat at about .1% for the last 30 years.
So, what's more significant? Purity, cost or actual use?