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Americans increasingly view illicit drug policy through a partisan lens, new analysis finds

Since the early 1970s, when the Nixon administration launched the "war on drugs," Gallup has been asking Americans how they feel about problems surrounding illicit drugs. But the war has not gone well and Gallup's surveys reflect the public's opinion on a drug crisis that has worsened over time.

Americans increasingly view illicit drug policy through a partisan lens, new analysis finds
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Since the early 1970s, when the Nixon administration launched the "war on drugs," Gallup has been asking Americans how they feel about problems surrounding illicit drugs. But the war has not gone well and Gallup's surveys reflect the public's opinion on a drug crisis that has worsened over time.

Originally published at Phys.org

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