
President Richard Nixon declaring the “War on Drugs” in 1971, two years after urging the creation of a national drug policy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Click here to read an NPR timeline outlining the war on drugs
President Richard Nixon declaring the “War on Drugs” in 1971, two years after urging the creation of a national drug policy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Click here to read an NPR timeline outlining the war on drugs