John Walters
John Walters
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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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This budget is increasing by seven percent. That's outrageous.
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I think it's a clear tool not to play hide-and-seek with this problem.
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The trends of substance use among our adolescent girls are alarming.
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The great lie about Ecstasy is that it is safe, it's fun, it's harmless and it's fashionable. It is a danger because of both supply and attitudes are going in the wrong direction.
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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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The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.
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This was a result of a number of factors, but we do know that the messages kids get about the harms of drugs has a significant impact on their decision on whether or not to use.
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There are now more teens going into treatment for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined.
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We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.
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We need to educate Americans about the real harms of marijuana if we want to sustain the gains we've made over the past three years.
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Some of these pro-drug messages come from popular culture.
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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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We're going to have to focus on the particular, unique circumstances we're faced with girls, which is different today than it's ever been before, which has obstacles we've not faced before, but obstacles we can overcome if we do the right thing.