Is our never-ending War on Drugs really helping people? We often only see one end of the drug crisis, the addicts, when there is an equally large system of people on the other end, supporting and sustaining it: the farmers who grow the drug crops.
These poor families in Colombia and Afghanistan have learned that they can make much more money farming drugs than anything legal - but it comes at the price of security and safety. Colombia is one of the most violent countries in the world, and still their political system is wracked with instability and violence. Afghanistan is the 7th poorest country in the world, and if farmers don’t make good on their promises, they sometimes have to sell their daughters as opium brides.
In order to truly end the drug crisis, we need to attack it at its two roots - the poor in developing countries who need economic alternatives, and the addicts in developed countries who need treatment and education. Educate yourself about these communities with this video.
Video By Clarity Way