Drug-Free Policy
The drug problem in the United States and throughout the world
seems to have gotten worse, not better. The 'war on drugs' and national drug
control policy has brought both praise and scrutiny while billions of dollars
are spent annually enforcing drug laws and implementing policy for drug
education and prevention as well as addiction treatment and rehabilitation.
There are also billions of misled dollars being spent by the government and
consumers on psychiatric drugs. 
While there are some individuals and
organizations who support the decriminalization of drugs through
harm reduction strategies and radical drug
policy reform, the Drug-Free Alliance supports sensible drug laws that benefit
the most number of people possible, not the drug-pushing minority. We support
rehabiltiation instead of incarceration and healthy alternatives to damaging
pharmaceuticals. We believe that people are basically good that they have the
ability to change, and therefore in most cases locking someone up who is on
drugs is not the solution to the problem the present to themselves, theif
families and their communities. Helping them to take responsibility for their
actions and giving them tools to live a drug-free life are much more
effective.
We believe that change is not only possible on an individual
level, but a societal level as well. Throughout the history of our country
there has been plenty of large-scale change. Our goal is to help to reduce
substance abuse until it is not a social norm, but a vaguely heard-of part of
history. Implementing sensible drug laws and policy can be effective.
© 2009 Drug-Free Alliance