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The "War on Drugs" is a complicated issue for which of the following reasons?

A. Drugs are not an issue in the United States.

B. The number of drug addicts in the United States is decreasing.

C. There are many factors that go into combating drug abuse.

D. The types of drugs are limited and are easy to deal with using legislation.​

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Answer: The war on drugs is a global campaign, led by the U.S. federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.

And some social consequences are criminalisation of drug users, excessive levels of imprisonment, and punitive sentencing practices, including mandatory sentencing, the death penalty and enforced 'drug detention centres', are some of the unintended negative consequences of the 50 year 'war on drugs', a policy with direct impact on the vulnerable, poor

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C there are many factors that go into combating drug abuses
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