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There was an abundant amount of propaganda in the time Nixon declared war on drugs. One form of propaganda they used, and that is still used today, is the national youth anti-drug media campaign. The government used posters and ads to scare kids and teenagers into saying no to drugs. Nixon initiated the first federal funded programs to begin the prevention of drugs in the U.S. Over the past 40 years, the U.S. has spent over $2.5 trillion fighting the ware on drugs. The 1960’s gave birth to a rebellious movement that popularized drug use. With many soldiers returning back from the war with marijuana and heroin habits there was a strong demand for drugs in the U.S.[11]. June 1971, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” He dramatically increased the presence of federal drug control agencies, and pushed through measures such as mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants.[12] The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was created in 1973 to tackle drug use and the smuggling of illegal narcotics into America. The D.A.R.E. program began in 1983 to educate children on saying no to drugs. By 2003 it cost $230 million dollars and employed 50,000 police officers, but never showed promising results in reducing illegal drug use.[13]The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, originally established by the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988,[14][15] but now conducted by the Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998,[16] is a domestic propaganda campaign designed to "influence the attitudes of the public and the news media with respect to drug abuse" and for "reducing and preventing drug abuse among young people in the United States".[17][18] The Media Campaign cooperates with the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other government and non-government organizations.[19]