Friday, October 12, 2012

The cost-effectiveness of the War on Drugs in one image

By Joé McKen at 1:06 PM ET | »

Graphic: Comparison of U.S. drug addiction rate (stable at 1-2% from 1970-2010) with U.S. drug control spending (skyrockets during the 1980s and ’90s for a total of $1.5 trillion from 1970-2010) [source: drugsnotthugs.com]

“B-b-but without it, the addiction rate would be even higher!”

(via The Agitator)

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