Verkkofor the past half century, the war on drugs has subjected millions to criminalisation, incarceration, and lifelong criminal records, disrupting or altogether eliminating. Verkkoin heroin crisis, white families seek gentler war on drugs. New york times oct. Verkkowhite youths accounted for around 89% of juvenile drug arrests during the 1970s, a percentage that would drop precipitously once the racially. Verkkofrom a bipartisan war on drugs to black lives matter. Wounds left by the drug war go far beyond the roughly 20. 3 million people who have a. Verkkowe highlight 3 overarching barriers to gsl effectiveness: (1) provision of very limited protections, (2) implementation being subject to police.