NCJ Number
148502
Date Published
1994
Length
40 pages
Annotation
This document summarizes the nature and extent of drug abuse and drug-related crime in the United States and outlines the Federal policies and Federal programs to control drug abuse through drug treatment, drug law enforcement, and drug prevention programs.
Abstract
The overall goal is the reduction of drug use and its consequences to users and society. The strategy establishes 14 long-term goals and 64 short-term, 2-year objectives. In contrast to past Federal policies, which placed special emphasis on the reduction of drug use by casual or intermittent users, the 1994 strategy focuses on hardcore drug users, recognizing that drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disorder requiring specialized treatment and provision for aftercare. The 1994 strategy also shifts the emphasis in supply reduction from stopping narcotics shipments to a broader focus on assisting countries trying to address drug use and trafficking, destroying drug trafficking organizations, using more selective and flexible interdiction programs, and enhancing the efforts of the criminal justice system. The program includes the largest increase ever proposed in drug treatment for chronic hardcore drug abusers. Figures and tables