NCJ Number
50950
Date Published
1977
Length
659 pages
Annotation
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL AGENCIES WHICH DEAL WITH VARIOUS FACETS OF ILLEGAL DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITY PRESENT TESTIMONY REGARDING THE STATUS OF FEDERAL DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROL POLICY AND ACTION.
Abstract
THE SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE WHICH THE TESTIMONY WAS PRESENTED HAD CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE HEARINGS 1 YEAR PRIOR TO THE 1977 SESSIONS AND HAD ISSUED AN INTERIM REPORT CONTAINING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING FEDERAL DRUG STRATEGY. THE PURPOSE OF THE 1977 HEARINGS WAS TO DETERMINE WHAT PROGRESS, IF ANY, HAD BEEN MADE SINCE THAT REPORT WAS ISSUED. DR. PETER BOURNE, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF DRUG ABUSE POLICY (ODAP) AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH ISSUES, PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF ODAP ACTIVITIES AND FEDERAL DRUG STRATEGY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DISCUSSES THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS FOR REORGANIZING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT--PLANS WHICH INCLUDED ELIMINATION OF THE ODAP. OTHER TESTIMONY COVERS THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: FEDERAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS (DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION); THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH; DOMESTIC DRUG-RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT; REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES; BORDER MANAGEMENT AND INTERDICTION; AND INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL. AMONG THE APPROXIMATELY 20 WITNESSES TO PRESENT TESTIMONY ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE (AND OTHER DRUG-RELATED DIVISIONS OF THAT AGENCY); THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUCTICE (AND OTHER DRUG-RELATED DIVISIONS); THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE; THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE U.S. COAST GUARD; THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE; AND THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. (LKM)