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KEY TAKEAWAYS

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  To deal with drugs, the United States has used several strategies, including treatment, prevention, harm reduction, and the legal war on illegal drugs.
  
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  According to its critics, the war on illegal drugs has done much more harm than good and in this respect is repeating the example of Prohibition.
  

FOR YOUR REVIEW

1. 
   Do you think the United States should make sterile needles and syringes freely available to people who are addicted to drugs that are injected? Why or why not?
   
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   Do you agree or disagree that the war on illegal drugs is doing more harm than good? Explain your answer.
   

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