NCJ Number
147244
Date Published
1994
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This paper explores the history of the Federal drug-control budget and the methodology used to produce the numbers in it.
Abstract
The paper begins with a brief review of Federal drug-control expenditures and the history of the drug budget. It then examines the differing methods used to calculate agency drug-control budget estimates and the consequences of the differences. Such "scorekeeping" varies from agency to agency and produces a distinctly ad hoc collection of estimated drug-control expenditures. Finally, the paper argues that the Federal drug budget better serves as an advocacy tool than as a mechanism to drive policy changes. Tables, references