How Did Ronald Reagan Combat Drug Use

Ronald Reagan made combating drug use one of his most important issues. He said that drug use was “one of the gravest problems facing America,” and “winning the war against drug abuse is one of the most important, the most urgent issues confronting us today.”(2) During Reagan’s term, the Office of Director of National and International Drug Operations and Policy was formed by Congress to further combat the drug problem.(4) Two laws were passed in 1984, the Comprehensive Crime Act and the Narcotics Act of 1984.(4) Congress and the Reagan administration did not stop there, 1984 continued to see legislation pertaining to illegal drugs.

The Aviation Drug Trafficking Control Act was passed which would require Federal Aviation
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