Breaking the Cycle
October 9, 2019
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Fifty years ago, war was declared on drugs. President Richard Nixon described drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1.” Money was allocated for treatment programs, and a new federal bureaucracy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, was created. The foot soldiers were state and local cops doing battle one bust at a time.
By Randy Rieland, For Piedmont Journalism Foundation and Foothills Forum
Rappahannock News
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