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The enforcement of U.S. drug and alcohol laws has been a major priority for police and prosecutors since the 1980s. Law enforcement has devoted considerable resources to the prevention of drug
![In 2000 the U.S. Law Enforcement Agency spent the largest percentage of its budget on cocaine-related enforcement. Heroin accounted for the second largest portion, followed by marijuana and methamphetamine.](https://d22o6al7s0pvzr.cloudfront.net/images/bookrags/dat/dat_02_img0133.jpg)
Modern methods for enforcing drug laws and prosecuting offenders have changed in several ways:
- State legislatures have increased the penalties for drug trafficking and for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- The U.S. Congress has made drug trafficking penalties more severe.
- Congress passed a law in...
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