Drug Trafficking In The United States

There are a number of drugs that come across our border everyday. A number of drugs including cocaine, opiates, cannabis, and synthetic drugs such as MDMA (ecstasy) and methamphetamines are considered illegal in most parts of the world. It just results in the creation of a black market in which the demand for the banned substances is met by organized criminals.

The United States is currently engaged in a war on drugs which began in the late 19th and early 20th century. The war against drugs in the United States is one that has been fought for many years, and seems to have no end. The war affects the country's economic policy and shapes relationships with numerous foreign powers. The United States military and intelligence services are engaged in the war, and law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal levels. Yet drug use and abuse continues to be strong within the United States.

There has been massive amount of money and time poured into the issue of drug control and it is still ineffective. According to Office of National Drug Control Policy, the U.S. federal government spent over $19 billion dollars in 2003 on the War on Drugs. The budget has since been increased by over a billion dollars.

There are many different sides to this war, but none that can be answered. This is a continuing war and we cannot win because it is fought over and over and it will never disappear but will grow higher everyday. There have been laws that try to eliminate these illegal substances but these laws have not done enough to help. Our society is obligated to live by tough drug laws that put a large percentage of our population in prison. There has been numerous amounts of arrests and drug busts.