On the recordJune 4, 1998
We are talking about teenage addiction, and have been for the last several months, specifically on the floor, over 2 weeks. I have been struck by the fact that a major piece of legislation would be brought to the floor of the Senate, proposed by the administration, to deal with teenage problems, and addiction specifically, and be totally silent on the issue of drug addiction. The majority of drug abuse among teenagers--the majority--is by smoking, smoking marijuana, which is a more lethal and damaging drug than tobacco. Yet, this legislation was silent on the issue. The amendment is designed to end the silence. Teenage drug abuse is the No. 1 teenage problem--No. 1 by any measurement, teenagers, their parents, or empirical evidence. For us to have dealt with this issue and to have remained silent would have been unconscionable.
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