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| Every American affected by drugs: Report |
| 2010-03-27 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The availability of narcotics and the abuse of prescription drugs have affected almost everyone in the United States, says a recently released report. "The trafficking and abuse of drugs affects everyone," said Michael T. Walther, director of the Justice Department's National Drug Intelligence Center, which produced the 2010 report released on Thursday, CNN reported. "The economic cost alone is estimated at nearly USD 215 billion annually." According to the report, the Mexican cartels establish "the single greatest drug trafficking threat to the United States." The Mexican organizations have managed so far to send illegal drugs to almost every region in the US and are expanding their reach even further to rural and suburban areas deep inside the country. Almost all the drugs produced in Mexico or other regional countries are destined for lucrative markets in the United States, the largest consumer of illicit drugs in the Western hemisphere. Mexico, which has launched an all-out war on the country's drug cartels, holds the US responsible for all the drug violence suffered in the Central American nation. Washington is also blamed for providing arms to the drug cartels as the bulk of the weaponry circulated in Mexico originates from the United States. "We know that the demand for drugs drives much of this illicit trade and that gun purchases in the US are used to facilitate violence here in Mexico," US secretary of State Hillary Clinton said earlier this week, acknowledging that America's 'insatiable appetite' for drugs fuels violence in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 But if the whole truth were told I think we'd find some serious drug problems in Iran as well. Not even in doubt. They have a seriously opium-smoking and heroin addiction problem ... nearly 3% of the population are users of opiates alone, not counting other drugs. That's the highest opiate addiction rate in the world. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-03-27 18:50 |
| #11 For many supporters of healthcare reform (and not necessarily supporters of Obama), Bammy-care's future relience on painkillers over surgery is a feature, not a bug. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-03-27 17:07 |
| #10 Totalitarianism thrives on half truths. Like all good propaganda, it has an element of truth. I've suspected for a long, long time that our government's War on Drugs is halfhearted at best if not an outright fraud. But if the whole truth were told I think we'd find some serious drug problems in Iran as well. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2010-03-27 14:50 |
| #9 yep, all those full-auto AK47's and M16's are easily purchased in the US. Lying bag of shit in a pantsuit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-03-27 14:47 |
| #8 A few more years of Barry, and we might wish this is true... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-03-27 11:53 |
| #7 Man... deh... tell me about itn |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-03-27 11:27 |
| #6 Totalitarianism thrives on half truths. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-03-27 09:38 |
| #5 Barbara, that statement was why I said 'most'. And even that is at least partly true. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-03-27 09:35 |
| #4 "gun purchases in the US are used to facilitate violence here in Mexico," US secretary of State Hillary Clinton said" As usual, we can tell she's LYING because her lips are moving. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-27 09:30 |
| #3 Sadly, most of this article is true. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-03-27 09:29 |
| #2 ^^ No Comment ^^ |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2010-03-27 09:12 |
| #1 ION C2CAM > CUTS CAST DOUBTS ON ASTEROID PLAN. IMO read, 2030 = APOPHIS MOON EXPLOSIONS caused by [2010-12?]$$$ BUDGET CUTBACKS in SPACE DEFENSE. |
| Posted by: JosephMenduiola 2010-03-27 01:32 |