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by AndreY''- .J. Heh:1ti:- · 1 Most Amerf'can:s believe that illegal drugs _represent the· most serious present threat to our · natio~al well-being. The eviden<(e .. reinforces this concern: : _-C{i,nie.' -Drug.ciime and the fear it - instills in many Americ~ns is at an all time high. The drug-related . homicide' rates continue to rise . . · dramatic~ly in citie·~ an across tl;te . United Stites. ·· --'H ealth. The _ number, of drugrelated emergency hospital -visits . has risen 121 perc-e nt between:l985 _ ,and 198~. ·Over lOO,OOb babies born each-year to mothers who u_se · dr,ugs. (Any · -humane individual would .realize . how ~ cruel and' - mmecessary it is to ·make babies . suffer and die shortly after birth .. NOTE:ThiTRAVENOUSDRUG US'E . IS NOW · .THE ~-SINGLE LARGEST · ~sou:RcE · oF · NEW AIDS_VIRUS INFECTIONS. , ·T4e Econoro'y. U.S. Chamber Of Commerce statistics estim~te that annual -g ross, illegal drug sales are up t0 $110 .billion.- This is _more · thari our ·gros~ agricultural. income, _"' ·and more th~ 'double the profitS of · the .- fortune . . 5-00 -companies . combined! ~ · ... Overseas.. Drug inspired violence -and _corruption- has a .•disastrous · impact ·· _on the ·$ocial, political ,'and · -ecqnomic :- str-ucture~ .:-.of .· many .: . ·_ .. foreign nations.: Narcotics traffic- -ing ·is·a dire~r threat to the stability of democratic instituiions ef the :- .:. nations in -question . . '
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In his :recent presidentiafaddress , .. . to ·the- nation: · Pre:sident Bush · · _outlined his plans _- ___ · _ ~ for fighting the war on drugs. The .I:,•j_ president's Na~~nal Diug Control · . .. ' Strategy is ·a .comprehensive plan · which calls . for expending 7.9 ·billion dollars to fight the war on drug-s next year. -This plan includes recommendations for· .· expanding · initiatives iz:t the areas·of education, prevention, tr.eatment, . criminal justice, an.d research. The President _,is especially ,c onc,erned-with cra~lc use, whiCh is in his words; "responsible for vast patches of our urban · hindsFape deteriorating ·beyond the effective ...Q.Ontrol of civil · ·authorities." . . ·state Senator Thom~W. Libous, . Chairman of th~ Senate Standing . -Committee on Alcoholism and . Dtug Abuse, was a member of the delegation that r~~ived an overview ·,· from the President. Senator Libous · has stated, · "A major component of President Bush's ·criminal justice : ·proposal is the principle · of user : accountability. He calls for .dealfng • .more harshly . with casual users who are responsible for not only 'a large _portion of the. def9and fo~ illicit drugs but who also responsible for . . ~xposing the _ m ajority of frrst-time ·users to drugs.": . . · 1 · • · . -
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