NCJ Number
144786
Date Published
1993
Length
31 pages
Annotation
This interim Federal drug control strategy is intended to provide a new sense of direction and to reinvigorate the United States efforts against drug abuse and drug trafficking by acknowledging drug abuse as a public health problem and taking several other actions in the areas of drug abuse prevention, law enforcement, and corrections.
Abstract
Federal efforts will focus on targeting drug prevention programs, targeting hard-core drug users, using policing innovations to reduce drug-related crime, and ensuring sanctions for all drug offenders. Additional strategies will include supporting research regarding drug treatment effectiveness, using research in policymaking, and seeking an increased international commitment to drug law enforcement. Specific measures will focus on demand reduction through improved prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation; the use of community policing and other strategies to reduce drug-related violence; streamlining government and empowering communities; and supporting antidrug policies around the world. The effort will be a collaborative one that includes State and local governments, the private sector, schools, religious institutions, community groups, and individual efforts. Figures and chapter reference notes