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Drug Czar Says Make Treatment Not War

“The Obama administration’s new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting ‘a war on drugs,’ a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.” (Wall Street Journal, Friday)

Orwellian word-play: Forced “treatment” is assault.

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