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By SEN. JOHN WARNER
Raivahannock Neva Contributing Writer
In 1986, Congress embarked on a landmark effort to address our nation’s escalating drug problem by passing the Omnibus Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Two brief years later, the jury on that effort is in. The verdict: it was not'enoWgh and we need to do more.
Repeated drug-related tragedies, including the death of University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, galvanized congressional efforts in 1986 to authorize the most comprehensive plan in our history to tackle illegal drug use. And, tragic though it was, we have seen that the death of Len Bias was not enough to discourage a new generation from experimenting with drugs. More young people with promising futures have died — many here in Virginia.
The 1986 legislation:
• toughened penalties for drug trafficking and possession;
• cracked down on drugs in the workplace;
• strengthened federal interdiction; and
• placed greater emphasis on drug abuse prevention and treatment programs and drug abuse education.
Additionally, this comprehensive law is helping to secure greater international cooperation in efforts to combat drug trafficking.
Time to do more
Now, two years later, the drug problem is bigger than ever.
This year we will spend $3.5 bil
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