Ronald Reagan: “Drug abuse is a veritable plague that enslaves its victims, saps their…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1986

Drug abuse is a veritable plague that enslaves its victims, saps their health, turns their dreams to dust, and endangers their lives and the lives of others.

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Ronald Reagan

Republican · California

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Proclamation 5537—National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week and National Drug Abuse Education Day, 1986

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Ronald Reagan: “Drug abuse is a veritable plague that enslaves its victims, saps their health, turns their dreams to dust, and endangers…”

Editor's note · Context