The War on Drugs Reagan's Controversial Approach to Substance Abuse

President Ronald Reagan's record includes sweeping economic reforms and deep across-the-board tax cuts, market deregulation, and sound monetary policies to ... The first U.S. Secret Service commission book was issued. 1875. A new badge was adopted. 1877. Congress passed legislation prohibiting the counterfeiting of any ... 25Both Reagan and Thatcher introduced tax cuts soon after entering office, the major beneficiaries being the rich and large businesses. For example, the top ... President Ronald Reagan, in a March 1983 speech, unveils his Strategic Defense Initiative that was intended to develop missile defense systems that would make ... Implementing a series of economic policies dubbed “Reaganomics,” the president sought to stimulate the economy while shrinking the size of the federal ... Signed in August, these enactments were a major reduction in domestic expenditures and the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, were designed to ... “Reaganomics” is a popular term used to refer to the economic policies of Ronald W. Reagan, the 40th U.S. President (1981–1989), which called for widespread ... The National Drug. Policy Board now oversees major ... considered in the formulation and implementation of policies by. Executive departments and ... IMHO Reagan was more destructive than any President in my lifetime. He ushered in trickle down economics, thusly redistributing wealth from ... 20, 1989. His first task was to combat the worst recession since the Great Depression. Reagan promised the "Reagan Revolution," focusing on ...