The global “war on drugs” has been fought for 50 years, without preventing the long-term trend of increasing drug supply and use. This briefing summarizes the costs of the war on drugs to the economy.
If compulsory treatment of people with drug dependence has been condemned by jurists as unconstitutional and by health care professionals as a complete absurdity — why would the Brazilian government support such an approach?
With limited resources, authorities are faced with nearly impossible decisions on how and when to enforce the law in order to maximize public security.
