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  2. War on drugs - Wikipedia

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    War on drugs A U.S. government PSA from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration with a photo image of two marijuana cigarettes and a "Just Say No" slogan Date June 17, 1971 – present (53 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Global Status Ongoing, widely viewed as a policy failure Belligerents United States US law enforcement US Armed Forces Allies of the United ...

  3. Race and the war on drugs - Wikipedia

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    The War on Drugs began during the Nixon administration with the goal of reducing the supply of and demand for illegal drugs, but an ulterior racial motivation has been proposed. [1] The War on Drugs has led to controversial legislation and policies, including mandatory minimum penalties and stop-and-frisk searches, which have been suggested to ...

  4. Philippine drug war - Wikipedia

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    However, the Dahas Project of the Third World Studies Center reported that the drug war killed 342 people in the first year of the Marcos presidency. The following year, from July 2023 to June 2024, the drug war killed 359 people. State forces were responsible for the majority of the killings during both years according to the Dahas report. [72]

  5. Chasing the Scream - Wikipedia

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    In January 2012, Hari announced on his website that he was writing his first book, a study of the "war on drugs". [1]The release of the book coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act in the United States, which was the world's first drug control legislation when it passed in December 1914.

  6. Murders of Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de ...

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    Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman were three teenagers who were killed on August 16 to 18, 2017, during the course of the Philippine drug war.. On the evening of August 16, 2017, a 17-year-old Filipino student named Kian Loyd delos Santos was fatally shot by police officers conducting an anti-drug operation in Caloocan, Metro Manila.

  7. Drug use in warfare - Wikipedia

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    Historically, drug use was often sanctioned and encouraged by militaries through including alcohol and tobacco in troop rations. Stimulants like cocaine and amphetamines were widely used in both World Wars to increase alertness and suppress appetite. Drug use can negatively affect combat readiness and reduce the performance of troops.

  8. 2018–2019 Bangladesh drug war - Wikipedia

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    The 2018–2019 Bangladesh drug war or 2018–2019 Bangladesh's war on drugs was a campaign against alleged drug dealers and users by the government of Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers by the elite anti-crime unit Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police have been criticized by ...

  9. Legality of the War on Drugs - Wikipedia

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    Several authors have put forth arguments concerning the legality of the war on drugs.In his essay The Drug War and the Constitution, [1] libertarian philosopher Paul Hager makes the case that the War on Drugs in the United States is an illegal form of prohibition, which violates the principles of a limited government embodied in the United States Constitution.