Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988

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The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub.L. 100–690, 102 Stat. 4181, enacted November 18, 1988, H.R. 5210) is a major law of the so-called "War on Drugs" passed by the U.S. Congress which did two significant things:

  1. Created the policy goal of a drug-free America; and
  2. Established the Office of National Drug Control Policy[1]

The media campaign mentioned in the act later became the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.

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