5. Compare and contrast Prohibition to the War on Drugs. Discuss the similarities and/or differences of these movements within their historical contexts.

States , the war on drugs is still a financial black hole which has consume billions of the American dollars

Additionally , the passing of both laws has created an opening for organized crime syndicates to operate within the United States . Although such organizations existed even before the 1920s , the passing of prohibition laws created an opportunity for them to supply the American public with cheap merchandise that would that would sustain their presence in the American community for years to come . Again with the passing of the twenty first amendment such gangs lost

a huge source of income , the war on drugs however has created a new opportunity for them to gain a foothold in our communities again

Another issue is one of crime and punishment . Obviously with the passing of such laws the crime rate will increase incrementally . It has been noted that during the original prohibition crime rates among the community for alcohol drinking shot up nearly 600 . Obviously , this figure is not as accurate when comparing sampling methods today . In comparison however when we consider that the American prison system is so congested that the government is actually enforcing prison terms using private contractors . The similarities become apparent

Finally although the medical and social malady associated with alcohol and certain drugs are still debated even today . It is incredible to see that alcohol one of the leading causes of death in the United States is still considered a legal substance while other substances which are much less lethal are demonized in the media and the public consciousness . So much so that while the end of prohibition brought much research into the use of alcohol as a medicinal aid even so far as being in contemporary cough syrups . The war on drugs has created several roadblocks to any such...