Prof. Charlene Baxter: “It is only with the War on Drugs that the world moved from a few manageable organic substances to an endless parade of unknowable synthetics. . . .” Show more |
Indiana Dept. of Correction Comm. Ted Balmer: “Our prisons became houses of resentment the day we started sending people there for things most of us were doing.” Show more |
Dr. Alice Becker: “America lost when Prohibition transferred the control of alcohol to mobsters. Why did we ever think the War on Drugs wouldn’t do cartels the same favor?” Show more |
Capt. Leonard Blume: “It’s beyond me how proponents of the War on Drugs convince themselves that a thousand deaths a week is success. Those tallies could end today.” Show more |
Chief Madeline McKay: “It’s the greatest disappointment in my work to hear officeholders admit privately what they won’t say publicly. Let’s trust the people with the truth” Show more |
Retired Judge Leanne Dettmer: “It’s telling to meet with young officers who can’t believe there was a time when overdose deaths were anomalies.” Show more |