Dea's Ten Major Claims In Opposition Of Drug Legalization.

Claim I: Crime, Violence and Drug Use Go Hand-in-Hand. Claim II: We Have Made Significant Progress in Reducing Drug Use in this Country. Now Is Not the Time to Abandon Our Efforts. Claim III: Legalization of Drugs Will Lead to Increased Use and Increased Addition Levels. Claim IV: Any Revenues Generated by Taxing Legalized Drugs Would Quickly Evaporate in Light of the Increased Social Costs. Claim V: There Are No Compelling Medical Reasons to Prescribe Marijuana or Heroin to Sick People. Claim VI: Legalization and Decriminalization of Drugs Have Been a Dismal Failure in Other Nations. Claim VII: Alcohol Has Caused Significant Health, Social and Crime Problems in this Country, and Legalized Drugs Would Only Make the Situation Worse. Claim VIII: Drug Control Spending Is a Minor Portion of the U.S. Budget, and Compared to the Costs of Drug Abuse, Spending Is Minuscule. Claim IX: Drug Prohibition Is Working. Claim X: Drug Legalization Would Have an Adverse Effect on Low-Income Communities. From the DEA