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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…

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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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

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

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