NCJ Number
155188
Date Published
1980
Length
167 pages
Annotation
This hearing by the U.S. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control focuses on the status of current Federal efforts to prevent and control drug abuse and drug trafficking both in the United States and in the international community and considers prospects for the 1980's.
Abstract
The first witness is entertainer Cathy Lee Crosby, who focuses on knowledge and perspectives she has gained from working with youth in drug prevention programs. Testimony by the Associate Director of the White House Domestic Policy Staff reviews the current Federal drug strategy, which consists of law enforcement and prevention. Law enforcement has targeted major traffickers and their financial resources. Changes projected are a focus on marijuana coming into the U.S. market, a re- examination of crop eradications in other countries, an emphasis on family-centered drug prevention, and a focus on drug abuse in the workplace. Testimony by the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard discusses the Coast Guard's efforts to interdict drug trafficking on the high seas and the resources required for such an effort. The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration testifies about the progress in immobilizing the major drug traffickers, including the seizure of assets. Federal efforts to stop drug trafficking at its source are discussed. Other witnesses are the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, the Deputy Commissioner of Customs for the U.S. Customs Service, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of School Improvement of the Department of Education. These witnesses discuss the role of their agencies in implementing Federal drug policy. Witnesses' prepared statements and agency responses to Select Committee questions are included.