WAR ON US

How the War on Drugs & Myths About Addiction Have Created a War on All of Us

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Your freedom, your health care, your money, your safety, and your children are put at risk.

While the War on Drugs may have sounded like a good idea at one time, the consequences have been catastrophic. From SWAT teams breaking down the doors of innocent people to drug cartels killing those caught in the crossfire — and over a trillion dollars in wasted taxpayer dollars in the U.S. alone — we've all become victims of this war.

Our health, our families, our assets, our safety and our freedom are at risk. Consider these shocking results:

• One in three adults in the U.S. has a criminal record.

• Patients with severe illnesses or chronic pain are denied access to proven pain medications.

• Doctor-patient relationships are jeopardized, and medical records may be accessed by the DEA.

• Pharmacists police physicians and refuse to fill prescriptions to protect themselves from liability.

Police are negatively impacted as well, with police suicides now outnumbering deaths in the line of duty. And the U.S. government uses asset forfeiture law to seize more assets from its citizens than the amount of all reported burglaries combined.

In War on Us, Colleen Cowles raises the alarm, explores these challenges and offers practical, proven reforms. There are answers, as long as we have the will to implement change. It’s time to end the War on Drugs — and the war on all of us. This book is the roadmap to do just that.

"Colleen Cowles shares her knowledge as a researcher, attorney and mother with lived experience. She takes us through the historical facts of 50 years of failed prohibitionist policies on drug use and addiction, demonstrating that the War on Drugs is really a war waged on us all. A must-read for parents, educators, decision makers, healthcare providers and criminal justice professionals."

— Gretchen Burns Bergman, Co-Founder / Executive Director of A New PATH and Lead Organizer of Moms United to End the War on Drugs