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May 31, 2017 · In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan reinforced and expanded many of Nixon’s War on Drugs policies. In 1984, his wife Nancy Reagan launched the “ Just Say No ” campaign, which was intended ...
Aug 24, 2021 · President Richard Nixon explains aspects of the special message sent to Congress asking for an extra $155 millions for a new program to combat the use of drugs, on June 17, 1971.
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Mar 5, 2024 · War on Drugs, the effort in the United States since the 1970s to combat illegal drug use by greatly increasing penalties, enforcement, and incarceration for drug offenders. It began in 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be ‘public enemy number one’ and increased funding for drug control.
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Jun 17, 2021 · Fifty years after then-President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” the United States is still mired in the implications of this wrongheaded, racist policy decision. Today, police make more than 1.5 million drug arrests each year, and about 550,000 of those are for cannabis offenses alone. Almost 500,000 people are incarcerated for ...
The term "war on drugs" was popularized by the media shortly after a press conference, given on June 17, 1971, during which President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse "public enemy number one". He stated, "In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.
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Jun 17, 1971 · About the Author: Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–1994) was the thirty-seventh president of the United States. He was a Republican who was first elected in 1968 and re-elected in 1972. The famous Watergate scandal involving irregularities during the re-election campaign came to light shortly after that campaign, and Nixon resigned in 1974.
Apr 2, 2007 · Timeline: America's War on Drugs. April 2, 20075:56 PM ET. President Richard Nixon officially declared a "war on drugs" in 1971, two years after calling for the creation of a national drug policy ...
