[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.