I see dead people

And they are increasingly dying from US drug control policy.

The data do not lie. More people are dying every year from drug overdoses. And this is happening for two reasons, both related to the drug war.

First, people are switching to more dangerous drugs manufactured and advertised in the media by prescription drug companies. So instead of using Ecstasy (which is not addictive and does not lead to overdose deaths) they are using painkillers (which are addictive and do lead to overdose deaths).

Second, illicit drugs--which are not regulated for quality because they are illegal--are becoming more pure and thus more dangerous. Virtually every type of drug is more pure now than it was in the late 1980s, for example.

The result is more dead Americans every year. And it's our fault.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40803651/ns/health-addictions/