February 09, 2010
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The Candidates’ Positions
Hillary Clinton
U.S. Senator from New York.
Barack Obama

U.S. Senator from Illinois.
John Edwards
Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
Mike Gravel
Former U.S. Senator (AK)
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Fast Facts
  1. One of the oldest known drugs, cocaine ("coke" or "snow") is a powerfully addictive stimulant derived from coca leaves.
  2. Heroin ("smack") is a potent and highly addictive narcotic that is commonly injected into a vein.
  3. The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has established the goal of reducing drug use and availability by 50 percent and reducing the rate of drug-related crime and violence by 30 percent by 2007.
  4. The Drug Enforcement Agency's primary function is to reduce the supply and demand for illegal drugs in the United States.

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Drug Control   

Drug or narcotics control encompasses efforts to limit the production, distribution, and use of illicit drugs, often at the federal government level. In the United States it is commonly referred to as "the war on drugs."

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Beginning in the mid-1990s there were a number of positive developments in the war on drugs. DEA agents were advising their counterparts around the world; even China and Vietnam turned to the United States for assistance. The defeat of Sendero Luminoso in Peru, combined with a disease that severely damaged…>> (read more)

 

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