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Friday, May 11, 2001, updated at 08:12(GMT+8)
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US President Declares War Against Drug Abuse

US President George W. Bush announced Thursday that he would make an "all-out effort" to reduce drug abuse in the country.

"As of today, the federal government is waging an all-out effort to reduce illegal drug use in America," Bush said while announcing his nomination of conservative John Walters to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy at a Rose Garden ceremony.

"The most effective way to reduce the supply of drugs in America is to reduce the demand for drugs in America," he said.

"This administration will focus unprecedented attention on the demand side of this problem," he added. "We recognize that the most important work to reduce drug use is done in America's living rooms and classrooms, in churches and synagogues and mosques, in the workplace and in our neighborhoods."

For many years, the United States have been criticized for placing too much emphasis on reduction of drug supply and paying too little attention on treatment and education to curb demand.

Stressing prevention, education, treatment and law enforcement in fighting illegal drug use, Bush said he proposed 1.6 billion dollars in federal funding for treatment programs over the next five years.

Bush also ordered the Justice Department to devise a plan to make federal prisons drug free, the Health and Human Services Department to do a state-by-state study of treatment needs and capacity and a White House review of faith-based anti-drug programs.

He categorically rejected the idea of legalizing drugs, saying it would be "a social catastrophe."

About 5 million "hard-core" users consumed about two-thirds of all illegal drugs in the United States. It is estimated that half of them do not receive any treatment. Illegal drug use cost an estimated 100 billion dollars in the U.S. each year.

Bush said the United States would continue to work with foreign countries to stop the flow of drugs into America, and would make cooperation with Mexico a priority.







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US President George W. Bush announced Thursday that he would make an "all-out effort" to reduce drug abuse in the country.

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