On April 7, 2015, I attended both the screening of the film and the debate on the "War on Drugs" in the United States. I found the film helpful. It all started with President Nixon's statement that America's number one enemy is drug abuse. I can agree with the statement that drug abuse is a big problem in the United States. People get caught with drugs and rot in prison, just as people are addicted and don't get the help they need. As mentioned in the film, what drugs did not destroy, drugs did in war. People are arrested every day for drug distribution, and once charged, these people face mandatory minimum sentences, where the judge must give an individual a certain amount of time. However, as mentioned in the video, how can we expect people to stay away from drug distribution when the drug economy is the only good economy? People struggle financially and working in the pharmaceutical industry can be an easy solution. The second part of the presentation consisted of a panel including Professor Sam Goldstrohm and Dr John A Lewis from the Department of Criminology and Dr Melanie Hildebrandt and Hilario Molina from the Department of Sociology. The panel began with each of the four individuals giving their input on the topic of drugs, and was followed by discussion questions from the audience. For starters, Professor Goldstrohm has been teaching at Indiana University in Pennsylvania since 1976. He also works as a judge for the Armstrong community and helps with the Drugs Kill Dreams program. This program is popular in schools in the Armstrong community and includes drug prevention. Goldstrohm is a firm believer in primary prevention and doesn't see the benefits of locking people up long-term. Dr. Melanie Hildebrandt later shared her opinion. His main argument was that when we arrest people and lock them up, we label them as criminals. However, we have to do it