The war on drugs will likely always be an ongoing problem as users will continually seek their next fix. Law enforcement works to keep up with who is selling what drugs and where, but top drug dealers move frequently to avoid detection. The war involves efforts by law enforcement to stop drug dealing and use, while dealers work to evade the law and users seek their next high. Some argue the war has been a failure as drug use remains prevalent, though rehab programs can help many addicts recover.

1. The War on Drugs
Shelly Berge
Grantham University

2. The war on drugs is an ongoing phenomena nationwide that will always be a problem.
You have users out there looking for their next fix and they will continue to look for it until they
find it. When I was out there using if one person didn’t have what I wanted I would find it
elsewhere. If my main dealer was out or didn't have what I needed then I would just search other
places because I knew that someone else would have what I wanted eventually. This is a problem
for our law enforcement they know they have to fight to keep up with who is selling what, and
where they re selling it from. The top sellers not only are hard to find they do not stay in one
place to long for fear of being caught, they move around to different neighborhoods or houses to
stay on top and be able to keep selling. The war on drugs to me has to deal with the law, the
dealers and the users. The law is at war to stop the drugs on the streets, the dealers are at war to
stay on top of their game and the users are at war to find their next fix or their next high.
I remember back in the 1980's when Ronald Regan was using the War on Drugs for his
campaign it was the biggest thing out there. Cops nationwide were cracking down on drug
dealers and arresting them as much as possible. Now with congress passing bills and laws for
legalizing marijuana it makes it harder to arrest someone for possession if they have their
medical card, they are allowed a certain amount on them to carry and they can grow up to a
certain amount of plants on their own properties. That has to make it harder for the law to get the
same arrests then before, but it says in the American Corrections book that the percentage has
gone up over the years and the people in prison are now more about getting arrested for selling or
dealing drugs. To me that shows that there are worse drugs out on the street than marijuana, meth
has gotten out of control over the past ten years or more. I have seen first hand what that drug cn
do to people and now the news says that prescription drugs are becoming the new fade for teens
an adults to buy or sell on the streets.

3. It's pretty hard to keep the war on drugs moving forward in a positive note if you have or
hear about our own politicians on television or in interviews candidly comment that they have
prior drug use.I think president Clinton at one time said that he used marijuana at one point in his
life. If we see our political and congress fighting against it, but also saying that they have tried
drugs once or twice in their lives then it makes for a weak political standpoint. One mayor back
east even had to go to rehab or drop down from being mayor it was something that was stated in
the news because of his cocaine and alcohol use If political views are to be strong and powerful
with meaning then we need a strong and powerful background against the war on rugs and a
positive outlook to keep fighting towards getting rid of the drugs on the streets. "It just gives us
something else to questions about our politics and laws" (Drug policy alliance 2014). If we learn
from our superiors then we must consider the risks involved and make sure the punishment fits
the crime. Having our politicians admit to prior drug use, mean they are also admitting to not
getting caught.
People have addictive personalities some are addicted to drugs and some it could be
addiction to shopping one way or another those that are addicted to drugs are still going to use
them if they are available. It is said in the Huffington Post that "about three-fourths of Americans
say the war on drugs has been a failure" (Huffington Post 2014). I have noticed the public has
been more pro-marijuana for helping people that need it for medical reasons and I agree with
that, to help people in need, not to just get your medical card so you can get high. People will use
it recreational use and get behind a wheel of a car and eventually kill or hurt someone. It's illegal
to drive while you have been drinking, as well as if you have taken prescription medicine you
have to use proper care while driving but you can still get arrested for driving while intoxicated
period. If more people that are addicted to drugs and enter a rehab facility they have a better

4. chance at changing their lives. I went to rehab and it is said that if you do the program and work
your twelve steps then your chances are three out of ten people who will continue to stay sober. I
have over ten years clean because I used my tools and worked my program and it has helped me
to live a more productive life now because of rehab. No matter how you look at it I believe that
our nation will always struggle with the war on drugs.

5. References
Huffington Post, (2014). White house admits prison won't save the drug problem, but drug
wars grind on. http://huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/michael-botticili-drug-policy.html
Policy Alliance (2014) The drug policy alliance.
http://drugpolicy.org/new-solutions-drug-policy