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1. manhattan.institute › article › drug-policing-in-theDrug Policing in the 21st Century | Manhattan Institute

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   4 days ago · This is because drug demand itself is not unit-elastic with regard to price. Estimates consistently find that the demand for drugs is inelastic, meaning that consumers reduce their consumption by less than 1% for each 1% increase in price. This implies that the effect of enforcement on the market will do more to increase prices—and thus drug ...

2. www.dea.gov › press-releases › 2024/05/09DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

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   May 9, 2024 · DEA’s top priority is reducing the supply of deadly drugs in our country and defeating the two cartels responsible for the vast majority of drug trafficking in the United States. The drug poisoning crisis remains a public safety, public health, and national security issue, which requires a new approach.

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4. www.whitehouse.gov › ondcp › briefing-roomWhite House Announces Over $276 Million for Law Enforcement ...

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   4 days ago · This new funding will help support law enforcement agencies that seize illicit drugs like fentanyl, prevent and reduce gun violence and other violent crime associated with drug trafficking,...

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   May 1, 2024 · "These funds are intended to reduce crime and human suffering by reducing the supply of and demand for illicit drugs. In reality, in the name of drug control, donors are supporting practices in other countries that they themselves regard as morally reprehensible and illegal."

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7. www.econlib.org › how-drug-policy-increases-theHow Drug Prohibition Increases the Rate of Crime - Econlib

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   May 16, 2024 · Prohibition policies are often sold to a willing public on the grounds of crime reduction. This is especially true regarding the rhetoric on violent crime, as public policy has long assumed a causal relationship between drug use and an increase in violent crime.

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   Apr 30, 2024 · WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to remove the drug from a category that includes...

9. nida.nih.gov › research › nida-research-programsOverview of Justice System Research Initiatives | National ...

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   May 20, 2024 · NIDA launched the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) in 2019 to address gaps in OUD treatment and related services in a wide range of criminal legal settings, including jails and prisons, probation and parole, drug and other problem-solving courts, and juvenile justice agencies.