“Our current drug war has failed! We need a radical shift in our attitude -- left or right, either will work. This middle ground is killing us economically and morally.”

                                            -- Small Southern town

“We need a balanced approach; law enforcement and demand. Enforcement should go to the suppliers, not the users; users need to be put in treatment.”

                                            -- Large Midwestern city

“We need to stand back and rethink our approach. The approach should not be based fundamentally on locking people up, but it should be based on bringing them up right. It's about making sure that people are raised right in the first place.”

                                            -- Large Southern city

“More emphasis should be placed on the early stages of prevention. Prevention starts with the family, instilling values within the family. People need to be taught right from wrong, and we need family members to look out for them. Prevention begins in the home.”

                                            -- Large Midwestern city

“We need a complete overhaul of our social environment. Why are we rewarding people for doing the wrong thing?”

                                            -- Large Southern city

“We need a federal drug strategy. There's way too many agencies working on the drug problem but not working together.”

                                            -- Medium-sized Southern city

“We need to send home the message that it is a community problem. Look at the community and build a holistic approach to crime prevention. It is a social issue and a crime issue. We need to arrest and prosecute, but have a better approach to how it is carried on.”

                                            -- Small Western community

“It's all been said before, and no one apparently listens.”

                                            -- Small Southern town

“The best that law enforcement can do is hold the line.”

                                            -- Large Southern community

“Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! I have not yet begun to fight! Don't give up the ship! Nuts!”

                                -- Thomas A. Constantine
                                    Administrator
                                    Drug Enforcement Administration