10/12/1983
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"We must teach our young people to say 'no' to the degradation of drugs and 'yes' to the bright promise of a drug-free America."
"We cannot afford to slacken in our efforts when nearly two-thirds of all American teenagers have used an illicit drug at least once before they finish high school."
"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."
"If this battle is to be won—and it must be won—each and every one of us has to become aware of the tremendous cost of illegal drugs."