Ronald Reagan: “The most effective weapon we have against drug abuse is to dry up…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1986

The most effective weapon we have against drug abuse is to dry up demand by spreading knowledge about its ruinous effects.

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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: “The most effective weapon we have against drug abuse is to dry up demand by spreading knowledge about its ruinous…”