Cost Effectiveness and the War on Drugs
The latest Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) fax reports on the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Enforcement efforts' claimed cost effectiveness, yielding $63 in seized drugs and assets for every $1 spent. The HIDTA enforcement budget for 2004 was $176.8 million, which produced a staggering $11 billion in seizures.
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Though the ratio of "$63 in seized drugs and assets for every $1 spent" seems like it's a good thing, it's deceiving. The seizures' street value doesn't matter if the government isn't selling it.
Posted by: Matt Nazareth | January 31, 2006 06:14 PM