President of the U.S., 1981-1989; Republican Governor (CA)
Fought drugs beyond “Just Say No”
Reagan was serious about reducing the scourge of drugs, and the efforts of his administration went well beyond Nancy Reagan’s “just say no” campaign. The Justice Department involved the FBI in the fight against drugs, added five hundred Drug Enforcement
Administration agents, established thirteen regional anti-drug task forces and chalked up record numbers of drug seizures and convictions. But the magnitude of the drug problem was at least as great when Reagan left office as when he entered it.
Source: The Role of a Lifetime, by Lou Cannon, p. 813
Jul 2, 1991
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