On the recordOctober 5, 1986
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.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe 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.
Proclamation 5537—National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week and National Drug Abuse Education Day, 1986
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