“I think that the war on drugs is domestic Vietnam. And didn't we learn from Vietnam that, at a certain point in the war, we should stop and rethink our strategy, ask ``Why are we here, what are we doing, what's succeeded, what's failed?'' And we ought to do that with the domestic Vietnam, which is the war on drugs.” ThinkingShouldWarCertainAsksLibertyOughtDrugStrategyVietnamWar On Drugs Author:Kurt Schmoke
“Chávez inadvertently made the US drug war tactics look good. Quite a feat, given the disaster which is the drug war. After expelling the DEA (not necessarily a bad thing, given its record in Colombia and elsewhere), he failed to devise a credible strategy for Venezuela.” LooksMadeWarGivenRecordsDrugStrategyDisasterBad ThingsElsewhereTacticsWar On DrugsFeatsCredibleColombiaVenezuela Author:Rory Carroll
“I think it's overly simplistic to say that any one single strategy is going to really change the focus and change the trajectory of drug use.” ThinkingUseFocusDrugStrategyTrajectoryDrug Use Author:Michael Botticelli
“Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there weren't the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues.” YearsI CanProblemKidsTodayRememberMotherDifficultDealsIssuesSeriousGrewDrugGrew UpStrategyAlcoholPrescriptionsOverweightPrescription Drugs Author:Tom Vilsack