Drug Use Is Up, And Colombian Farmers Are Unfairly Targeted. Let's Overhaul Counternarcotics. Washington - Every year, White House officials describe the US counterdrug policies in the same glowing terms used to describe the Emperor's new clothes: We're snuffing out coca crops and cracking down on those who grow them. But they leave out two important facts: More cocaine is coming out of South America than ever before and more young Americans are using than when the Bush administration took office. [continues 697 words]