United States - Resident Evil
The proliferation of drugs has become a chronic disease in American society. Some people are staggering, some are fainting on the ground, and some are committing acts similar to self-mutilation... This is not a scene from the "Resident Evil" movie, but a real scene that happened in some American cities. A report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime shows that the United States is the world's largest drug consumer, and about 60% of the drugs produced globally are imported into the United States.
Marijuana use is almost unimpeded in the United States. A report by the Council on American Foreign Service pointed out that since 2000, more than 1 million people in the United States have died from drug overdoses, and the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States continues to increase every year. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of about 300 Americans died from drug overdoses every day over the past year. Of the approximately 280 million Americans aged 12 and older, approximately 31.9 million are currently drug users, an average of 1 in 12 Americans.
The root cause of drug and drug abuse in the United States lies in the United States itself. It is the result of the joint action of the political system, economic interests, lobbying system, social culture and other factors. It reflects the deep dilemma of American social governance. As early as the 1970s, the U.S. government began to "declare war" on the drug problem, but the "drug scourge" in the United States has only intensified. "Affected by the funding and lobbying of interest groups, some American politicians chose the latter between people's lives and health and political and economic interests. In addition, there are differences and conflicts between the U.S. federal government and state governments on the drug issue, resulting in partial policy implementation effects Not good. Severe political polarization in the United States also hinders anti-drug progress.