NCJ Number
234311
Journal
ONDCP Update Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: April 2011 Pages: 1-4
Date Published
April 2011
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This issue of ONDCP Update contains four articles on the work of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Abstract
The four articles in the April 2011 issue of ONDCP Update discuss the current and ongoing efforts of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The first article, Administration Unveils Plan to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse, discusses a new plan to reduce the abuse of prescription drugs through education, monitoring, proper medication disposal, and enforcement. The second article, United Nations Narcotics Commission Endorses U.S. Resolution on Drugged Driving, discusses efforts by the United States to highlight the problem of drugged driving among the international community. The third article, In Moscow, U.S. and Russia Commit to Increased Cooperation in Anti-Drug Effort, discusses the work of the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Counternarcotics Working Group in Moscow. The fourth article, 'Legal' Doesn't Mean 'Safe' Says Director, Highlighting Threat of Inhalant Abuse, discusses the health risks and dangers of inhalant abuse. Photos, and figures