Since it first went online in 1998, Drug War Facts provides reliable information with applicable citations on important public health and criminal justice issues related to drug policy and the failed drug war. It expands constantly and is updated continuously. Most charts, facts and figures are from government sources, government-sponsored sources, peer reviewed journals and occasionally newspapers. In all cases the source is cited so that journalists, scholars and students can verify, check context and obtain additional information. Our mission is to offer useful facts, cited from authoritative sources, to a debate that is often characterized by myths, error, emotion and dissembling. We believe that in time an informed society will correct its errors and generate wiser policies. Drug War Facts is now sponsored by the Real Reporting Foundation in partnership with Common Sense for Drug Policy. RRF's directors are Robert E. Field and Melvin R. Allen. The Real Reporting Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of DWF's sister site, Health Systems Facts. Health Systems Facts follows the same approach as Drug War Facts, providing excerpts of current information and statistics with complete citations and links to the source materials. Fact items are meticulously sourced from impeccable sources. These include government research, peer reviewed journals, international organizations, research foundations, and more. This will again be done without bias or editorial comment. To the extent of our copyrights, Real Reporting Foundation and Common Sense for Drug Policy authorize and encourage the use and republication with attribution of some or all portions of this book. Please email us your questions, comments or suggestions for additions and modifications.

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