# Americans narrowly favor international cooperation to deal with illicit drugs Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/americans-narrowly-favor-international-cooperation-to-deal-with-illicit-drugs/ > Indexed question in Health. ## Reading 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. ## Topline How can we best deal with illicit drugs? Americans narrowly favor international cooperation to deal with illicit drugs. Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%. - International Cooperation: 29.2% - Economic sanctions: 27.3% - Legalize them: 25.3% - None of the above: 17.6% - Other: 16.9% - Military: 14.7% ## 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: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13 - 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 ## Source - Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#approaches-to-dealing-with-illicit-drugs](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#approaches-to-dealing-with-illicit-drugs) ## Citation 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%. Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#approaches-to-dealing-with-illicit-drugs](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#approaches-to-dealing-with-illicit-drugs)