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Bookmark or Share- 50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black AmericansOn June 17, 1986, 15 years to the day after Nixon declared the drug war, NBA draftee Len Bias died of a cocaine-induced heart attack on the University of Maryland campus. Coverage was frenzied and coupled with racist depictions of crack addiction in mostly Black and Latino communities.
- War on Drugs | History & Mass Incarceration | BritannicaWar on Drugs, the effort in the United States since the 1970s to combat illegal drug use by greatly increasing penalties, enforcement, and incarceration for drug offenders. The War on Drugs began in June 1971 when U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be “public enemy number one” and increased federal funding for drug-control ...
- War on drugs - WikipediaDrug users [note 1] The war on drugs is the policy of a global campaign, [6] led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.
- War on Drugs - Timeline in America, Definition & Facts | HISTORYThe War on Drugs is a phrase used to refer to a government-led initiative that aims to stop illegal drug use, distribution and trade by dramatically increasing prison sentences for both...
- New Documents Reveal the Origins of America's War On Drugs - TIMENew Documents Reveal the Bloody Origins of America’s Long War on Drugs. 8 minute read. President Richard Nixon explains aspects of the special message sent to Congress asking for an extra $155...
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