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The Drug War, By the Numbers

Where the money went.

—By Celia Perry

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July/August 2009 Issue

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Federal anti-drug spending, 1981-2009 (in billions)

Percentage of drug arrests targeting:

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Share of possession arrests that are for:

Prison inmates getting drug treatment

Drug offenders behind bars

Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics; Department of Justice; FBI; ONDCP

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Where the money went.

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