The National Drug Control Strategy 1996 |
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Page 11 - ... Strategy provides a balanced approach to addressing the concerns of the American people. It organizes the national counterdrug effort by providing general guidance and specific direction to the more than 50 Federal agencies involved in the struggle against illegal drugs and substance abuse. It offers a framework to State and local government agencies, to educators and health care professionals, to law enforcement officials and community groups, and to religious organizations, mass media and to...
Page 11 - " - Chris Mays 4th Grade, Cedar Hill, Texas Drug use among youth is on the rise after several years of decline. Past month use of all drugs among youth aged 12 to 17 increased by 50 percent between 1992 and 1994. Marijuana use almost doubled. Concurrent with the upsurge in youth drug use is a steady deterioration of the perceived risk and damage caused by drug abuse. Approximately 39 million Americans are currently under age 10, the greatest number in this age group since the...
Page 80 - In 1993, the question text was changed slightly in one-half of the forms to indicate that a "drink" meant "more than a few sips." The data in the upper line for alcohol came from forms using the original wording, while the data in the lower line came from forms using the revised wording.
Page 33 - Objective 4: Increase the political will of countries to cooperate with the United States on drug control efforts through aggressive diplomacy, certification, and carefully targeted foreign assistance. Objective 5: Strengthen host nation institutions so that they can conduct more effective drug control efforts on their own and withstand the threat that narcotics trafficking poses to sovereignty, democracy, and free-market economies.
Page 14 - ... cocaine. While domestic demand for heroin is low, increased availability and the drastic increase in purity on the street are leading to a rise in consumption, even among adolescents. We are creating international alliances, partnerships, and cooperative agreements to meet these growing challenges. Our interdiction efforts in South America have disrupted the trafficking patterns of cocaine traffickers in Peru, causing them to change flight routes and modes of transportation. A third of the cocaine...
Page 33 - Reduce the foreign availability of drugs through eradication and other programs that reduce drug crop cultivation and through enforcement efforts to attack chemical, money laundering, and transportation networks that support trafficking organizations. Objective 3: Reduce all domestic drug production and availability and continue to target for investigation and prosecution those who illegally divert pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals. Objective 4: Increase the political will of countries to cooperate...
Page 12 - Despite the fact that only one in four people who use drugs is a hard-core user, this minority consumes the majority of the illegal drugs and commits the majority of drug-related crimes. About two-thirds of these hard-core users come in contact with the criminal justice system every year. Of more than 20,000 adult, male arrestees tested in 1994 under the Drug Use Forecasting program, 66 percent tested positive for use of at least one drug at the time of arrest. That is why the President's drug court...
Page 65 - Management (BLM), the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with fire protection programs coordinated through the BLM.
Page 91 - ... administrative agencies, treatment locations, or different treatment units at the same location. The response rate was 80% with 9,426 providers completing the NDATUS survey. Data on the US population are based on the US Bureau of Census Current Population Survey population estimates for July 1993. 'Includes data for 2,070 non-responding providers based on a survey of all non-responding providers. One-Day Cens Specialty Substance us of Clients Treat Abuse Facilities p...
Page 60 - Thank you for inviting the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to testify on the role of interdiction in our international narcotics control policy and strategy.