[E. Pluribus Unum]

The unspoken result of the War on (Some) Drugs has been the monopolization of the health care industry by the federal government. The Feds are in charge of it all, despite no Constitutional directive for it to be so.

The federal health care monopoly is precisely why health care costs have risen from 1.5% of GDP in the 1950s to 15% of GDP today, and rising.

The exorbitant cost of medicinal drugs can also be laid at the feet of the War on (Some) Drugs. The DEA has an explicit policy of encouraging manufacturers to raise their prices to match the street price of drugs.

All you rabid war on drug mongers are going to get exactly what you deserve someday when your entire life savings are devoured by health care costs.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

In addition, the advanced government oversight is leading to a condition which I call "Sovietski Medicina," where the doc essentially has several 55 gal. drums of government authorized medications in government authorized doses.

Here the doc sits with a long line of patients stretching to the horizon. He's telling the first one in line "Here, take three of these. If you're not feeling better in the morning, die!" (KGB Agent standing next to him nods approvingly.)