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James Traficant: “The Drug Czar said only 38 percent of teenagers in America have tried drugs, and he is all excited. Now, look, I like…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1999
The Drug Czar said only 38 percent of teenagers in America have tried drugs, and he is all excited. Now, look, I like the Czar. I think he is doing a good job. But 38 percent is not exactly a number we should be celebrating, folks. Let us tell it like it is: Drugs account for 80 percent of all crime, 70 percent of all murder, 50 percent of all healthcare costs, and heroin and cocaine is as easy to get as aspirin in every city in America, and it all comes across the border. Our borders are wide open and our eyes are wide shut. Beam me up. We do not have a war on drugs going on; we have a propaganda game going on in America.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing drug use statistics and the effectiveness of drug policy.

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