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"Just Say No" to drugs is widely regarded as a failed strategy and may have actually worsened the drug problem it was trying to dampen. Why did it fail and should the administration have known it would fail? Was there pushback from social scientists and medical professionals?

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Why has American vocabulary and speaking cadence changed so dramatically from Colonial times?

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"Just Say No" to drugs is widely regarded as a failed strategy and may have actually worsened the drug problem it was trying to dampen. Why did it fail and should the administration have known it would fail? Was there pushback from social scientists and medical professionals?	732
Why has American vocabulary and speaking cadence changed so dramatically from Colonial times?	3