Sinfotainment
May, 1997
Kids and War"The War on Our Children" (The Playboy Forum, February) describes several atrocities stemming from drug prohibition. But the biggest tragedy is that these policies actually increase drug abuse among teens. Instead of curbing availability, prohibition has been counterproductive in several ways:• Money that could otherwise fund effective education is wasted on police, lawyers and prisons. Two thirds of the federal drug-control budget is spent on enforcement and ten percent is...
