https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/c3b3ae2d-ae98-415f-a3f8-d114e952b4ec Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Browse our products on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YILTSD This series of anti-drug ads includes the famous "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?", which was part of Richard Nixon's National Mass Media Campaign Against Drug Abuse. Other commercials include PSAs by the American Osteopathic Association and the Food and Drug Administration, warning against drug dependence and the reactions that can occur when prescription and non-prescription drugs are used in combinations without the advice of a doctor. The "war on drugs" officially began at a press conference on June 17, 1971. That was the day that President Nixon, declared drug abuse “public enemy number one.” “In order to fight and defeat this enemy,” he stated, “ it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.” These commercials were part of that offensive. Nixon wasn't just imagining that American faced a new and fast-growing problem. In 1960, there were over 200 narcotics related deaths in New York City, but by 1970, that figure had risen to over a thousand and heroin addicts numbered in the tens of thousands. Crime rates in the United States had risen by over 100% since the end of the Eisenhower administration. The Nixon administration was able to impact these figures, with crime falling 72% in several major cities and many people opting to enter new drug treatment programs. But in many ways, the fight against drugs was just beginning. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Tdo43p8hg Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:20:07 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/c3b3ae2d-ae98-415f-a3f8-d114e952b4ec All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.