John Walters
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Over the past three years there has been a 17 percent decrease in teenage drug use.
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Your example has not only made lives better here ... but it is no exaggeration that there are children you will never meet and families you will never hear thank you from whose lives are being saved.
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You don't want them to choose substances of abuse as a way of dealing with stress. You want to be a good example yourself and help them learn that there are positive ways to deal with stress and growing up.
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This is the first time that we've recorded this kind of relationship between boys' and girls' drug use. In the past, boys have had higher rates of use - and significantly higher rates of use at certain times in the past.
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This budget is increasing by seven percent. That's outrageous.
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Addiction is a serious problem for our nation, and the efforts that individuals make against this problem benefit us all.
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I think it's a clear tool not to play hide-and-seek with this problem.
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It also finances our enemies. To fight the terror inflicted by killers, thugs and terrorists around the world who depend on American drug purchases to fund their violence, we must stop paying for our own destruction and the destruction of others.
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It is not going to be a stranger or some sinister person who offers it. It is going to be your best friend. We have to be sure to prepare them for how they are going to say no to their best friend.
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We must have a balanced strategy. This is a supply and demand problem. This is a problem that requires us to do a mixed number of things and to do them together to optimize results.
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Research tells us there are some straightforward steps parents can take not only to help prevent drug use, but to reduce risk-taking across the board.
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In 2001, President Bush asked me to become Director of National Drug Control Policy, a Cabinet-rank position that coordinates federal drug programs.
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However, if we are to continue the progress we have made in reducing drug use among young people, we must explore other ways to bring drug use down.
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Parents should monitor their behavior, know who their friends are, and keep track of what they do.