    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [June 25, 1998]
    [Pages 1058-1059]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Efforts To Cut Teen Drug Use
    June 25, 1998

        Last week's PRIDE survey showed that we are beginning to change the
    attitudes and behavior of our children, and that is a step in the right
    direction. Today's Pulse Check shows that

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    the work of America's parents, teachers, and public officials is far
    from done. America's young people need to hear a single, unambiguous
    message: Drugs are wrong and dangerous, and they can kill you. This
    survey also indicates that we must continue our efforts to toughen drug
    enforcement and to get hardened drug users off the street and into
    mandatory testing and treatment.