Office of National Drug Control Policy

The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. To achieve these goals, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy directs the Nation's anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities.

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

Source Category:

• Government Agency (US)

Articles:

• What Americans Need to Know About Marijuana: Important Facts About Our Nation’s Most Misunderstood Illegal Drug
  January 18, 2011 16:46
• Drugged, Drunk, and Distracted Drivers Put Us All at Risk
  November 30, 2010 13:27
• Administration's FY 2011 Budget Proposal Demonstrates Balanced Approach to Drug Control
  February 4, 2010 16:41
• New Study Reveals Scope of Drug and Crime Connection; As Many as 87 Percent of People Arrested for Any Crime Test Positive for Drug Use
  June 2, 2009 08:57
• New Study Reveals Scope of Drug and Crime Connection; As Many as 87 Percent of People Arrested for Any Crime Test Positive for Drug Use
  May 31, 2009 21:52
• Prescription Opioid-related Deaths Increased 114 Percent from 2001 to 2005, Treatment Admissions Up 74 Percent in Similar Period; Young Adults Hardest Hit
  May 23, 2009 03:20
• New Report Finds Highest Levels of THC in U.S. Marijuana to Date
  May 18, 2009 02:42
• Recession in Illegal Drug Market Signaled by Falling Youth Use, With Higher Prices and Decreased Purity for Cocaine Nationwide
  December 14, 2008 14:08
• New Survey Reveals Steep Drops in Opium Production and Cultivation in Afghanistan
  October 27, 2008 06:02
• White House Drug Office Releases its Largest-Ever Compilation of Data Relating to Marijuana Abuse in the United States
  August 1, 2008 12:53
• New report finds highest-ever levels of THC in U.S. marijuana
  June 13, 2008 13:15
• Teen "Self Medication" for Depression Leads to More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals
  May 18, 2008 02:17
• Methamphetamine, Cocaine Use Plummet; New Workplace Drug Testing Data Show Effects of Supply Crunch
  March 15, 2008 15:28
• New data show significant disruptions in U.S. methamphetamine and cocaine markets
  November 9, 2007 18:33
• Hispanic Teens and Drugs
  October 29, 2007 18:27
• Early Marijuana Use a Warning Sign for Later Gang Involvement
  June 19, 2007 18:23
• Teens Turn Away From Street Drugs, Move to Prescription Drugs, New Report Reveals
  February 15, 2007 17:39
• The President's National Drug Control Strategy
  February 11, 2007 15:47
• Estimated Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
  December 3, 2006 19:26
• The Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981 Through the Second Quarter of 2003
  June 1, 2005 18:48