The current policy is result-oriented and sacrifices many of the country's traditional values. The efforts to justify inappropriate means of controlling drugs by pointing to the great need for drug control should be rejected, particularly considering the disappointing results and unintended reverberations of the current law enforcement programs. During the 1990's, the United States must promote more cooperative relationships with drug-producing countries by refraining from unilateral initiatives. Moreover, supply merely responds to demand, so more resources should focus on demand-side control. Drug control policy should rest on historical lessons and realistic views of the present rather than fears, public opinion, the media, or politics. Footnotes