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"Let's Keep America's Drug Problem in Perspective" compares preventable causes of death and asks why we do not apply criminal solutions to the most common. This advertisement appeared in the National Review, the The New Republic,
the Weekly Standard, The Nation,
Reason Magazine and The Progressive
in December 1999 and early 2000. Available in printer-ready Portable Document Format (PDF).
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Let's Keep America's Drug Problem in Perspective
Estimated Causes of Preventable Deaths*
Does jailing drug users make more sense than jailing over weight people and smokers? |
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* Estimated deaths attributed to: Illicit Use of Legal and Illegal Drugs -20,000; Alcohol -100,000; Diet/ Activity Patterns -300,000; Tobacco -400,000. Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Source Book 1998 citing 1990 figures. (Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services). Pg. 218 Common Sense for Drug Policy, Kevin B. Zeese, President 703-354-9050, 703-354-5695, info@csdp.org, http://www.csdp.org. |
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