Anti-drug
opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or other of abuse:
to enact stricter antidrug laws.
Contemporary Examples
The problem is that the federal government’s anti-drug efforts in South America have failed.
Obama’s Demented Drug Policy Radley Balko April 15, 2009
The anti-drug laws of the Islamic Republic ban cultivation of drug plants and impose heavy fines on those caught producing.
As Iran’s Marijuana Trade Thrives, Is It Becoming a Nation of Stoners? IranWire August 9, 2014
The good news is that a more effective Mexican anti-drug strategy, supported by U.S. assistance, is finally underway.
How to Win Mexico’s Drug War Vanda Felbab-Brown March 26, 2010
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