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On the recordJanuary 10, 1978
Drug abusers include the busy executive who cannot function without the aid of heavy drinking, the youth who is addicted to heroin, and the victim of disease who grows dependent upon prescribed medication.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Proclamation 4544—Drug Abuse Prevention Week, 1978

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