Wednesday, 14. March 2012
Topic: DRUGS - on March 14, 2012 at 10:49:00 AM CET
Richard Branson hosts live "War on Drugs" global debate on Google+
More than 91% of people surveyed globally are in agreement that the war on drugs has failed. Ahead of today’s live Google + Versus Debate on the war on drugs, we asked the public their opinion on this crucial issue.
We’ve carried out two surveys in the last two weeks, one where we asked Twitter, Facebook and Google+ users globally whether they thought the war on drugs had failed, and one UK-specific survey through YouGov.
In the global online poll, 91% agreed that the war on drugs has failed. Over 90% also thought that providing treatment for addiction would be a better approach than putting people in jail.
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