The War on Drugs

Wednesday 10/21/1992

Drug policy advisors Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Mathea Falco, and James Burke discuss new tactics for the war on drugs, focusing on treatment and rehabilitation, instead of targeting the influx of drugs into the U.S.

People in this video: Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Mathea Falco James Burke

Category: Politics Society Health

Drug Addiction; The War on Drugs
Law, Health
Air Date 10/21/1992
Former drug addicts on the importance of funding for treatment and prevention; policy advisors discuss new tactics for the war on drugs. 55:53
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Substance Abuse Study
Politics, Society, Health
Air Date 03/26/1996
City officials discuss the results of a study by the Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse on the impact of substance abuse on urban life. 11:38
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Gen. Barry McCaffrey
Politics, Health, Science
Air Date 05/03/1996
Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, explains his strategy to fight the war on drugs. 18:12
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Richard Blumenthal
Law, Health
Air Date 04/24/1997
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on the lawsuit he and other attorney generals are lodging against the tobacco industry. 14:02
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Drug Addiction
Society, Health
Air Date 10/21/1992
Former drug addicts explain how they became addicted and the importance of funding for treatment and prevention instead of incarceration. 27:15
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