Vintage "Just say no" Pinback Button Education Nancy Reagan War on drugs

Nancy Reagan often attributed the origins of the phrase to a 1982 visit to Longfellow Elementary School in Oakland, California: when asked by a schoolgirl what to do if she was offered drugs by her peers, the First Lady responded, "Just say 'no'. " Just Say No club organizations within schools and school-run anti-drug programs soon became common, in which young people were making pacts not to use drugs.