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Guerra alla droga o war on drugs è un termine statunitense utilizzato dalla campagna del governo federale statunitense per la proibizione delle droghe, per gli aiuti militari e per l'intervento militare, con l'obiettivo dichiarato di ridurre il commercio illegale di droga.
The war on drugs is the policy of a global campaign, led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.
- June 18, 1971 – present, (52 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
- Ongoing
- Global
War on Drugs, the effort in the United States since the 1970s to combat illegal drug use by greatly increasing penalties, enforcement, and incarceration for drug offenders. It began in 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be ‘public enemy number one’ and increased funding for drug control.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
23 giu 2023 · In various countries, the ‘war on drugs’ has been more effective as a system of racial control than as a tool to reduce drug markets. Policing interventions based on racial profiling remain widespread, whilst access to evidence-based treatment and harm reduction for people of African descent remains critically low.
31 mag 2017 · The War on Drugs is a phrase used to refer to a government-led initiative that aims to stop illegal drug use, distribution and trade by dramatically increasing prison sentences for both drug...
24 ago 2021 · The U.S. was now engaged in a “war on drugs.” Nixon’s speech marked the beginning of a new era of American drug policy. His announcement would lead to the mass imprisonment of domestic drug...
17 giu 2021 · While few policy experts believe the drug war will come to a conclusive end any time soon, the end of bipartisan backing for punitive drug laws is a significant development.
