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Opinion: 55 years of the war on drugs
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June marked the 55th anniversary of what has come to be known as “the war on drugs,” although five decades into this battle, it is fair to ask whether any progress has been made.
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Thu,06/25/26-12:34AM, 98 Reads 5,612 Statewide

June marked the 55th anniversary of what has come to be known as “the war on drugs,” although five decades into this battle, it is fair to ask whether any progress has been made.

It’s hard to see it when modern scourges like fentanyl have been responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in recent years.

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