Americans narrowly favor international cooperation to deal with illicit drugs
Core finding
No single approach to illicit drugs draws majority support, and Americans divide over the best one: close to three-in-ten (29%) back international cooperation, according to a September 2023 Verasight survey.
Economic sanctions (27%) and legalizing drugs (25%) trail only narrowly, keeping the top three options tightly bunched. Smaller shares favor military action (15%) or some other approach (17%), and about one-in-six (18%) reject every option offered.
Selected responses
Americans narrowly favor international cooperation to deal with illicit drugs.
How can we best deal with illicit drugs?
n = 2,000 · Sep 7–13, 2023 · MoE ±2.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Sep 7–13, 2023 |
| Base (unweighted) | 2,000 |
| Margin of error | ±2.3% |
| Module | 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co
How can we best deal with illicit drugs?
Cite this question
2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.