CALIFORNIA UNDER SIEGE: HOW TO WIN THE DRUG WAR

The Great State of California is abundantly supplied with talent, intelligence and compassionate care for its citizens. With the kind of assault being made on California by drug trafficking organizations, they are going to need all the talent available to fight back.
From the South come methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, smuggled from Mexico by land, sea and air. Rural areas permit the manufacture of more methamphetamine and in the north, LSD. From Compton in Southern California, PCP is manufactured and distributed. Hydrocodone and oxycodone are illegally obtained through theft, forged prescriptions, doctor shopping or the Internet. Rohypnol, the hypnotic date-rape drug, is available without a prescription across the border in Mexico.
Across the state, young adults ages 18 to 25 are the most likely to abuse illicit or prescription drugs. One in five abused an illicit drug last month and one in ten abused a prescription drug.
While California leads the pack with a multitude of drug treatment and diversion programs, 819,000 people needed treatment for drug abuse problems in 2002 but did not receive it. Two million people needed treatment for alcohol problems but did not get it. It’s obvious that there’s a drug war going on in California. More highly effective drug rehab programs will allow honest Californians to triumph.