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After watching the TED talk about why we need to end the war on drugs, you are to write a response to the ideas presented in the talk. Do you agree or disagree with his arguments? You must support your position by using at least three references. You paper is to be a minimum of three pages.
Please avoid plagiarism and use simple words
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War on Drugs
The TED talk “Why we need to end the war on drugs” is delivered by Ethan Nadelmann,
a drug policy reformist and founder of the Drug Policy Alliance. Primarily, the talk discusses the
increased war on drugs and the impact it has had on society. He starts by saying, “what has the
war on drugs done to the world? Look at the murder and mayhem in Mexico, Central
America…” Nadelmann argues that fighting drugs has proven to become a costly endeavor and it
is only set to get worse as the pushing goes on. His solution to this problem is to put an end to
the drug war. Whereas some of the arguments Nadelmann presents are questionable, I agree with
him that the war on drugs needs to come to an end because it is causing the world more harm
than good.
First and foremost, drugs will always be there. The issue of drug use and abuse is not a
problem that has been created by this generation. Nadelmann says, “There has probably never
been a drug-free soc...