White House Czar Declares End to 'War on Drugs'

 

 

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White House Czar Declares End to 'War on Drugs'

via Stories dugg by kevinrose on 5/13/09

The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration. In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House ONDCP, Gil Kerlikowske said the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with abuse.

 

 

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