Drug laws in america

watch this short clip on A Brief History of Drug Laws in America (From 'The House I Live In' Directed by Eugene Jarecki)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A_qzEQr-wM&t=1s
And answer the following questions in a 300-word post in ESSAY FORMAT:

1. What are the similarities between the Prohibition Era (against alcohol) and the Modern War on Drugs? (Be sure to comment on why they both
   started and what their intentions were, and what their impact was--and has been--on public health, on poor people, on crime, and on the potency and
   availability of drugs).
2. Using everything you've learned about both, make an assessment as to whether Prohibition and Modern War on Drugs have been effective in
   addressing drug use and addiction (e.g. Do prohibitive tactics work? Why or why not?)

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