NCJ Number
166445
Date Published
1976
Length
61 pages
Annotation
This 1976 paper analyzes the preceding 18 months of activity in the Federal program to combat drug abuse and discusses the future direction of the program.
Abstract
This report includes four chapters: (1) outlines the overall Federal strategy for dealing with the drug abuse problem and refines and extends several basic components of the strategy; (2) presents an assessment of the nature and extent of drug abuse in America, focusing particularly on the preceding three years; (3) summarizes the considerable progress which has been made in improving the Federal drug abuse program over the preceding 18 months; and (4) discusses the remaining problems and outlines the framework for dealing with them. The paper concludes that the adverse effects of drug use represent the real cost to society; the Federal program should balance supply and demand reduction efforts; priority should be given to the most dangerous drugs; and available resources should be more effectively mobilized and used. Footnotes, figures, charts