text_1: As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent.
text_2: "Bush said that ""as governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent."" The only statistics that directly address his statement offer numeric support. However, the report in question cautions against drawing broad conclusions for such low-frequency events as youth heroin addiction, and experts thought it curious that the drop essentially happened in the first year, with little change after that. Experts praise Bush for his drug policies, but it’s important to note that broader demographic and social factors -- reflected in falling youth heroin use nationally during that period -- likely made a difference as well."