Prohibition (drugs)

The prohibition of drugs through legislation or religious law is a common means of controlling the perceived negative consequences of recreational drug use at a society- or world-wide level. Present-day attempts to enforce drug prohibition in the U.S. are frequently considered to be part of the ongoing War on Drugs instituted by President Richard Nixon in 1971.

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Legislation - Religious law - Recreational drug use - War on Drugs - Richard Nixon - 1971

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The prohibition of non-medical drug use is controversial. Opponents often feel that prohibition unfairly impinges on the perceived right of individuals to alter their consciousness. They also argue that prohibition is an expensive and ineffective means of controlling the negative effects of non-medical drug use. Proponents of prohibition feel that the use of psychoactive drugs outside of a medical context is dangerous, and that prohibition is the best means of control. Some people also oppose the use of certain drugs on moral or dogmatic grounds. For further elaboration see: Arguments for and against drug prohibition.

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Alter their consciousness - Psychoactive drug - Dogma - Arguments for and against drug prohibition

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