{"id":4891,"date":"2012-07-19T01:02:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T05:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=4891"},"modified":"2012-07-19T01:02:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T05:02:48","slug":"numbers-tell-of-failure-in-the-war-on-drugs-nytimes-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/19\/numbers-tell-of-failure-in-the-war-on-drugs-nytimes-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers Tell of Failure in the War on Drugs &#8211; NYTimes.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one number that embodies the seemingly intractable challenge imposed by the illegal drug trade on the relationship between the United States and Mexico, it is $177.26. That is the retail price, according to Drug Enforcement Administration data, of one gram of pure cocaine from your typical local pusher. That is 74 percent cheaper than it was 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/07\/04\/business\/in-rethinking-the-war-on-drugs-start-with-the-numbers.html?_r=1&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss\">Numbers Tell of Failure in the War on Drugs &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one number that embodies the seemingly intractable challenge imposed by the illegal drug trade on the relationship between the United States and Mexico, it is $177.26. That is the retail price, according to Drug Enforcement Administration data, of one gram of pure cocaine from your typical local pusher. 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