   war on drugs is an american term commonly applied to a campaign of prohibition of drugs, military aid, and military intervention, with the stated aim being to define and reduce the illegal drug trade.cockburn and st. clair, 1998: chapter 14 this initiative includes a set of drug policies that are intended to discourage the production, distribution, and consumption of what participating governments and the un define as illegal psychoactive drugs. the term was popularized by the media shortly after a press conference given on june 18, 1971, by united states president richard nixonâthe day after publication of a special message from president nixon to the congress on drug abuse prevention and controlâduring which he declared drug abuse "public enemy number one". that message to the congress included text about devoting more federal resources to the "prevention of new addicts, and the rehabilitation of those who are addicted", but that part did not received the same public attention as the term "war on drugs".richard nixoan:203 - special message to the congress on drug abuse prevention and control, june 17, 1971{{ci
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