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Robert C. Byrd: “We must attack the plague of drug abuse on two fronts. We have to educate our people to the dangers of drug abuse to…”

On the recordJune 6, 1988
We must attack the plague of drug abuse on two fronts. We have to educate our people to the dangers of drug abuse to discourage the demand side of the drug problem here at home. We have to fight the supply side of the drug war on every international front.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jun 6, 1988

Editor's note · Context

Discussing United States-Soviet cooperation, including on drug abuse.

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