[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               MR. COKER ADDS TO THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, last fall, I had the opportunity to 
participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating renovations to 
the Queen Manor low-income senior citizen complex in Dover, DE. One of 
the highlights of the ceremony was a poem written and read by Mr. James 
B. Coker that reminds us that drug abuse is not the answer.
  Mr. President, I ask that the text of the poem be printed in the 
Record.
  The poem follows:

       The high I need doesn't come in a bottle
       Or in an auto's throttle
       Just give me some hugs
       Not someone's drugs

  Mr. BIDEN. Last week, President Clinton announced a new addition to 
our strategy in the fight against drug abuse by young people in 
America. I applaud the President's effort to focus on teen drug abuse, 
and believe that it is a good response to a disturbing trend that we 
cannot ignore. We must harness a moral condemnation of drug use by all 
segments of our population.
  I commend Mr. Coker for making a difference, and am grateful for his 
contribution in the fight against drug abuse.

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