Anti-Drug Causes
The massive rise in drug use in the United States began during the early 1980s, with cocaine quickly taking its hold on American society, and devastating every social group, race, and class. The number of people incarcerated for drug-related crimes increased at an unprecedented scale. Then because of this large expansion in prison populations, politicians began to recognize drug abuse as the next big crisis confronting the nation. When it was first presented to the public, there were some […]