Now the drugs don't work. They just make you worse. - The Verve
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June 28, 2012

America's War on Drugs budget has grown 150x in size since 1971. With $500/second spent, it's 2x the budget of NASA.

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Treatment reduces criminal activity by 80% and arrests by 64%. For every $1 spent on addiction treatment, the cost of drug-related crimes is reduced by between $4-$7.

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On average, there are 35.2 substance use references per hr in music. There are more than 2x as many references to substance use in Country music than Rock.

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Each year 6 million Americans between 12-25 begin abusing prescription drugs. Nearly half of all drug-related emergency room visits are due to pharmaceutical misuse and abuse.

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Since the decriminalization of drugs in 2001, Portugal saw HIV/AIDS rates in drug users decrease by 36% by 2008 and a 662% increase in the number of people in treatment programs by 2011.

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