War on Drugs

War on Drugs <Tab/>There are good points and bad points to War on Drugs. Some people feel that legalizing drugs would increase the amount of use; drugs should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our countries revenue. Some People feel that legalizing drugs will increase the amount of drug use in our country. They also feel that it …

…about $50,000 to $150,000, depending upon the jurisdiction. It costs about $30,000 per year to house a prisoner. With an average sentence of 5 years, that adds up to another $150,000. The same $450,000 can provide treatment or education for about 200 people. In addition, putting a person in prison produces about fifteen dollars in related welfare costs, for every dollar spent on incarceration. Every dollar spent on treatment and education saves about five dollars in related welfare costs (www.druglibrary.org).