The Drug Abuse Decade

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Abstract
Drug abuse hit the national headlines during the last half of the 1960s. By 1971 it had become “public enemy number one” and an all-out war was declared. Although there were a few notable successes—including one temporary triumph which was prematurely labeled a victory in 1973—by 1977 it had become clear that this war, like the War in Vietnam and the War Against Poverty, was not to be won. A new objective, more in keeping with the skepticism of the 1970s, was indeed needed. Drug abuse prevention was not like waging a war; it was like weeding a graden. The question remained, “What crop was to be harvested in the 1980s?”

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