On behalf of the American people, I am pleased to submit to Congress the 2000 Annual Report of the National Drug Control Strategy. I am grateful to the Congress for the bipartisan partnership we have forged on this difficult and important issue. Common commitment has been vital to our success, and we can all be proud of our achievements at home and abroad. The 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that youth drug use declined 13 percent between 1997 and 1998. Monitoring the Future Survey tell us that youth attitudes about drugs are changing.
Adolescents increasingly disapprove of illegal drugs.
An ever-growing number of young people are now using positive peer pressure to help friends stay drug free. Don't waste it with drugs. We have made similar progress combating illegal drug organizations that traffic in these deadly poisons. We have cut drug - related murders to their lowest point in over a decade. We are reducing the supply of drugs on world markets.