What was a result of Reagan's "war on drugs"? Drug control agencies were overextended so security weakened. The number of people sent to jail skyrocketed. State drug-control agencies took over federal agencies. Sentencing laws were reduced in favor of drug recovery plans.

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Aisha Schmitt

11 May, 04:30

What was a result of Reagan's "war on drugs"? Drug control agencies were overextended so security weakened. The number of people sent to jail skyrocketed. State drug-control agencies took over federal agencies. Sentencing laws were reduced in favor of drug recovery plans.

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Maurice Valdez · Answer 1

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The number of people sent to jail skyrocketed.

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The "war on drugs" was an initiative taken by government to stop illegal use, distribution and trade of drugs. This initiative was taken be President Richard Nixon, was actually boosted by President Ronald Reagan.

President Ronald Reagan expanded the reach of drug enforcing agencies and focused on criminal punishments over treatments, which resulted in the massive increase in the arrests drug, from 50 thousand in 1980 to 400 thousand to 1997.