Certainly there is a drug problem in the United States. And it certainly is not isolated to the drugs that are currently illegal. Similar to Prohibition, the War on Drugs is a failure. During Prohibition, people still used alcohol, and some still abused it. Now more than two decades into a Drug War composed of fierce rhetoric and even more fierce punishment very little has changed for the better.
People still use drugs, and some abuse drugs.
Civil Liberties are eroding for all of us, even those of us who refuse to partake of any drugs. Many non-violent offenders are being locked up under the 'guidance' of the federal minimum sentence laws. Unfortunately, prison time will likely do more damage to a person, family, and community than the drug they abused. Those programs are being cut. Some things cannot be legislated against effectively.