Save Money, Cut Crime, Get Real

January, 1997

Thomas Szasz, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, State University of New YorkI am pessimistic about the possibility of stopping the war on drugs. The American people and their elected representatives support this crusade. The media address the subject in a language that precludes rational debate: Crimes related to drug prohibition are systematically described as "drug-related." Furthermore, most people seem to be deeply—almost religiously—committed to a medicalized view of life. F...