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The Drug War: Methods and Stats

U.S. Drug War Goals. Reduce drug use Stopping use before it starts" (Education and community action)Reduce availability Disrupting the market" (Attacking the economic basis of the drug trade)Treat addicts and drug abusers Healing America's drug users" (Getting treatment resourc

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The Drug War: Methods and Stats

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    1. The Drug War: Methods and Stats

    2. U.S. Drug War Goals Reduce drug use – “Stopping use before it starts” (Education and community action) Reduce availability – “Disrupting the market” (Attacking the economic basis of the drug trade) Treat addicts and drug abusers – “Healing America’s drug users” (Getting treatment resources where they are needed)

    3. Methods Used in U.S. Drug War Stopping use before it starts Massive advertising campaigns http://www.mediacampaign.org/ Community partnerships http://www.ondcp.gov/dfc/ Student drug testing http://sdti.ed.gov/ Disrupting the market Domestic law enforcement (arrests, seizures, and drug interdiction Border control (arrests, seizures) Crop eradication High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/hidta/index.html Governmental interdiction (includes the military)

    4. Methods Used in U.S. Drug War Healing America’s drug users Treatment research http://www.nida.nih.gov/ Treatment funding http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx Access to Recovery grants http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/treat/access_recovery.html Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral & Treatment http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/treat/screen_brief_intv.html

    5. PLUS … Asset forfeiture http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/afp/ Correctional punishment Probation Incarceration in jails and prison Drug courts http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/enforce/drugcourt.html http://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/drug_courts/summary.html http://www.ndci.org/ndci-home/

    6. “Supply Side” versus “Demand Side” Measures Supply side measures – reduce supply of drugs (availability) through “market disruption” Law enforcement Interdiction International spending Demand side measures – reduce demand for drugs Prevention Treatment

    8. Spending on the War on Drugs

    12. Interdiction $3.83 billion Domestic law enforcement $3.77 billion Treatment (with research) $3.40 billion International $1.61 billion Prevention (with research) $1.51 billion

    13. Spending on the War on Drugs

    16. ONDCP Reprioritizes Treatment?

    21. Drug arrests as portion of all arrests are generally growing

    25. Key Stats (Law Enforcement)

    26. Key Stats (Law Enforcement)

    27. Defendants charged with and sentenced for drug offenses in federal courts

    28. Defendants imprisoned for drug offenses in federal prisons

    29. People in Treatment and NOT

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