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title: "4 Kid Drug Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The war on drugs is a joke. We spend $40 billion a year, and the proof that it's a failure is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sheff/the-war-on-drugs-is-a-joke-we-spend-40-billion-a-year-and-the-proof/)

[David Sheff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sheff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/david-sheff-7087_america_the-war-on-drugs-is-a-joke-we-spend-40-b_134088.jpg)

> [If you're worried about a kid and drug use, the safest, best thing to do is individual counseling or family therapy, none…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/if-you-re-worried-about-a-kid-and-drug-use-the-safest-best-thing-to/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/maia-szalavitz-21394_best-things_if-you-re-worried-about-a-kid-and-drug-u_1538169.jpg)

> [Wouldn't you rather your kid be a drug dealer than a drug addict?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/wouldn-t-you-rather-your-kid-be-a-drug-dealer-than-a-drug-addict/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/john-waters-751_addict_wouldn-t-you-rather-your-kid-be-a-drug-d_2218977.jpg)

> [“There are millions of people out there who live this way, and their hearts are breaking just like mine. It’s okay to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dina-kucera/there-are-millions-of-people-out-there-who-live-this-way-and-their/)

[Dina Kucera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dina-kucera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/dina-kucera-44140_addict_there-are-millions-of-people-out-there-w_2683735.jpg)

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