the RAND Corporation
According to the RAND Corporation (Research ANd Development) in 1994, a study claimed it is 23 times more cost-effective to treat heavy cocaine users than trying to cut the supply source, when it comes to reducing the consumption of drugs.
This is a useful study to refer to when making a case to sustain the drug trade.
Classic case of appearing to do something, but in effect doing nothing about the problem.
There are always long queues of desperate (drug free) new users coming through the door so that while diverting resources to treating the current stock of problems the new stock mounts up as the production and supply remains healthy.
Common sense dictates (to me) that kill the source, then deal with the problem. If, of course, a serious effort is made to kill this (highly profitable in terms of money and control) trade.
Deal with the root of a problem and the symptoms go away. Treat the symptoms and the problem will return. Probably worse (ie. more money, more control).
Wonderful stuff if I had an interest in making this evil trade grow and grow.
This is a useful study to refer to when making a case to sustain the drug trade.
Classic case of appearing to do something, but in effect doing nothing about the problem.
There are always long queues of desperate (drug free) new users coming through the door so that while diverting resources to treating the current stock of problems the new stock mounts up as the production and supply remains healthy.
Common sense dictates (to me) that kill the source, then deal with the problem. If, of course, a serious effort is made to kill this (highly profitable in terms of money and control) trade.
Deal with the root of a problem and the symptoms go away. Treat the symptoms and the problem will return. Probably worse (ie. more money, more control).
Wonderful stuff if I had an interest in making this evil trade grow and grow.
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