Drug Enforcement Abuse: How the DEA Became America’s Real Public Enemy #1

In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse to be “public enemy number one,” launching the War on Drugs with the promise of protecting American communities from the scourge of illegal substances. Over half a century later, it’s become painfully clear that Nixon got it backwards. The real public enemy isn’t drug abuse – it’s the Drug Enforcement Administration itself, an agency that has evolved from a misguided law enforcement effort into an actively destructive force that threatens American lives, liberty, and scientific progress.