Journal of State Government articles from April 1990

Journal of State Government archives from April 1990

The drug war: meeting the challenge.
April 1, 1990... The Drug War: Meeting the Challenge America's battle against drugs requires federal, state and local cooperation -- as well as a public will to reduce the demand for drugs. The drug scourge is adversely affecting the United States' ability...

Ways to fight drug abuse. (Pennsylvania's PENN-FREE program)
April 1, 1990... Ways to Fight Drug Abuse Pennsylvania is marshaling its resources to combat drug abuse and showing the way for other states. If there exists a ready-made and speedy prescription for drug abuse and its social ills, Pennsylvanians are not so...

Treatment key to fighting drugs. (New York's narcotic control programs)
April 1, 1990... Treatment Key to Fighting Drugs By offering treatment to drug abusers in prisons, New York is tackling the crime at its roots and making progress in the war on drugs. When 13-year-olds rob stores at gunpoint and gangs overtake school yards...

Patience and persistence: a winning strategy in the drug war.
April 1, 1990... Patience and Persistence: A Winning Strategy in the Drug War Persistence and coordinated efforts by policy-makers and law enforcement officials at all levels are needed to achieve a lasting solution to the drug problem. Americans are a...

States vital to national drug efforts.
April 1, 1990... States Vital to National Drug Efforts No national drug policy will ever be effective without the willing participation of state governments. If ever the lives, liberties and properties of the people and the internal order, improvement and...

Hidden dangers of the drug war.
April 1, 1990... Hidden Dangers of the Drug War We are in our second drug war. There is a debate over the amount of resources applied to this war, the balance between supply and demand side allocations, the extent of treatment facilities and the need for more...

A harmfulness tax: legalize and tax drugs.
April 1, 1990... A Harmfulness Tax: Legalize and Tax Drugs A fool, if he obeyed, may punish crimes as well as another; But the true statesman is he who knows how to prevent them. --Rousseau In the era of the Volstead Act, H.L. Mencken said of the alcohol...

Cities need money to fight drugs.
April 1, 1990... Cities Need Money to Fight Drugs The federal government's refusal to involve municipalities in its drug plan is not only insulting but is hampering efforts to stop drug use in inner cities. President Bush has stated that the U.S. is...

States must lead local efforts. (control of narcotics)
April 1, 1990... States Must Lead Local Efforts Only by using a common strategy can states and local governments make America drug free. The drug crisis confronting our nation -- with all of its debate and controversy -- is far too important to fall...