http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/americas-war-drugs-40-years-trillion-dollars-and-debatable-results <p>In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared drug users public enemy number one. Young, white, middle-class kids were openly using recreational drugs, and long-held stigmas about drug use were shrinking, especially in the Bay Area. Public perception typically connected drugs with protest culture and the social rebellion of the &#39;60s and &#39;70s. To then-president Richard Nixon, and many others, it was a sign of society coming apart at the seams.</p> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:52:29 +0000 Chris Connelly 2935 at http://kalw.org America's war on drugs: 40 years, a trillion dollars, and debatable results