The U.S. War Against Drugs' has manifestly failed. In fact, more people are taking drugs despite this global drive to control drug use by making it a criminal act.
Criminalisation generates enormous problems by driving drug taking and dealing underground.
In the absence of legal regulation, Mister Bigs' emerge as the only dealers who can risk the costs of running large illegal enterprises. The Unwinnable War Against Drugs analyses the current issues in drug law reform in the context of wider social and political concerns. It focuses on the debate about decriminalisation. Experts in health, law and social services offer their insights into the costs of the current strategy as well as reform options. Tony Moore .