[robertpaulsen]

The ONDCP is nothing more than a coordinating agency, a roomful of bureaucrats shuffling money around. They don't arrest, incarcerate, patrol, interdict, or educate.

The "War on Drugs" was coined by President Nixon in 1971. The DEA has been around since 1973.

Start there.

[mugs99]

The ONDCP is nothing more than a coordinating agency

LOL!
That's not what you were claiming when you stated we were only spending $12 billion per year (the ONDPC budget) on the drug war!

The DEA has been around since 1973.
No, the name was changed from the Federal Bureau of Narcotics to the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1973. The same agency has been conducting a drug war since 1914.

Start there.

Ok...Since 1973 we have increased our prison population from under 200,000 to over 2,000,000.
Since 1973 heroin has gotten stronger and cheaper.
Since 1973 cocaine has gotten stronger and cheaper.
Need I go on?

I'll nip this Household Survey trip of yours in the bud while I'm at it. The Household survey does not show us how many people are using drugs in America. The survey shows us how many people in selected areas are willing to admit to drug use for $30....and that's all it shows.
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