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Most medications don't work effectively for a lot people.

Medications almost always do it better if they're used in conjunction with other supports.

Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.

I sit on the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the United States Congress. I'm on the speaker's task force. This is something people would rather turn away from and not face, but in fact it is possibly the greatest threat we face.

It is very rewarding to serve the country by helping President Bush work to reduce the drug problem.

Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.

My captors were definitely aware that what they were doing was wrong. It came out in small ways - occasionally through a show of guilt or compassion. One of the boys bought me a gift. Another used to sneak me acetaminophen tablets.

I took pain pills to get to sleep because I didn't want to go to work the next day exhausted.

Let's face it, who among us wouldn't take a pill or potion that would make us better at our job? Goodness knows, we abuse substances for just about everything in our personal lives; why not in our professional lives as well?

Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.