On this day - June 18th 1971 - President Nixon started the war on drugs
On this day in 1971 declared President Nixon Drug abuse to be "Public Enemy number one", which is considered the start on the american "war on drugs". Drug prohibition policies in the US had a history going back to 1914, but Nixons policies from 1970 and 1971 is by many considered the start of the "war on drug". It was also after his speech to the Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention and Control on June 18th that the term "War on drugs" became popularized. |
| American Propaganda Poster from year 2000 |
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