NCJ Number
231986
Date Published
2000
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This is the 2000 Annual Report of the President's National Drug Control Strategy.
Abstract
The first of five goals of the National Drug Control Strategy is to educate and enable America's youth to reject illegal drugs as well as alcohol and tobacco. Nine objectives are listed under this goal. They include educating important adults about how to teach and assist youth in rejecting illegal drugs; pursuing a vigorous public education campaign abut the dangers of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use by youth; and the promotion of zero tolerance policies for youth regarding the use of these harmful substances. The second goal of the National Drug Control Strategy is to increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence. The five objectives aimed at achieving this goal relate to strengthening drug law enforcement at every governmental level to counter drug trafficking and drug-related money laundering as well as the promotion of research and technology that serves criminal justice antidrug efforts. The third goal is to reduce health and social costs of illegal drug use. Six objectives are designed to achieve this goal. They target effective and accessible drug treatment, the countering of drug-related diseases, the promotion of drug-free workplaces, and the training and licensing of professionals to work with substance abusers, the development of medications and related protocols to prevent or reduce drug dependence, and the promotion and dissemination of relevant research. Four objectives serve the fourth goal, which is to shield America's air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat. Six objectives are designed to achieve the fifth goal, which is to break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply.