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June 13, 2013 at 4:53 PM EDT

Sesame Street, Incarceration and Drug Policy Reform

Today over 2 million children have a parent who is incarcerated, and the Champions of Change honored yesterday work every day to bring stability and support to these young people and their families.
June 12, 2013 at 12:26 PM EDT

Lowering Incarceration Rates, Honoring Children of Incarcerated Parents

Today, the White House honors twelve Champions of Change who are helping children of incarcerated parents and their caregivers. These heroes work every day to help families affected by incarceration.
June 10, 2013 at 2:51 PM EDT

Director Kerlikowske Delivers Keynote Remarks at NMPI Conference

On May 7, ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowske delivered keynote remarks at the annual Strategy Summit of the National Methamphetamine and Pharmaceuticals Initiative (NMPI) in Charleston, South Carolina.
June 6, 2013 at 11:30 AM EDT

Cross Post: Hepatitis C Infection Among Young Injection Drug Users: Addressing an Emerging Trend
June 3, 2013 at 3:27 PM EDT

Guest post: Michael Banyard’s Story, Part 4 – Final Entry

In June 2012, National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske visited the Betty Ford Center, one of the Nation’s oldest and most recognized addiction treatment facilities. There he gave remarks to a crowd of leaders in the field of recovery. In the audience were two special guests—Michael Banyard and Federal District Court Judge Spencer Letts. In his remarks, Director Kerlikowske mentioned Banyard’s improbable—and inspirational—journey from crack cocaine dependence and homelessness, to prison, to a successful sentence appeal, to the chambers of a federal district court judge and completion of his GED.
May 28, 2013 at 5:57 PM EDT

ADAM II Report and Alcohol

Last week, we released the 2012 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Annual Report (ADAM II), a long running study that reveals the percentage of arrestees in certain U.S. cities/counties testing positive for at least one illegal drug at the time of arrest. Typically, however, the annual ADAM report does not include findings about alcohol use. Why? Here are three reasons.
May 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM EDT

New Arrestee Data Underscore Need for 21st Century Approach to Drug Policy Reform

Director Kerlikowske announced new data today confirming the nexus between drug use and crime; called for expanded criminal justice reform.
May 10, 2013 at 11:40 AM EDT

Alcoholics Anonymous: Original Twelve Step Recovery Program

As part of national efforts to raise public awareness about recovery and maintain dialogue with diverse recovery community stakeholders, ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowske visited the General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) in New York City.

National Drug Control Strategy

Drug use affects every sector of society, straining our economy, our healthcare and criminal justice systems, and endangering the futures of young people. While many challenges remain, overall drug use in the United States has dropped substantially over the past thirty years.

To build on this progress and support a public health approach to drug control outlined in the Strategy , the Obama Administration has committed over $10 billion drug education programs and support for expanding access to drug treatment for addicts. Learn about the Obama Administration’s balanced public health and safety approach to reducing drug use and its consequences in America. Read more

Topics

Prescription Drug Abuse

Prescription drug abuse is the Nation's fastest-growing drug problem and has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn more about this public health threat and comprehensive, government-wide actions being taken by the Administration to reduce prescription drug abuse. Read more

Drugged Driving

Americans are all-too familiar with the terrible consequences of drunk and distracted driving. An emerging body of research shows that drugged driving is also a serious threat to public safety. Learn more about this issue and what the Administration is doing to encourage safe driving. Read more

Prevention

Preventing drug use before it begins is a cost-effective, common-sense approach to promoting safe and healthy communities. The Administration is working with Federal, state, local, and tribal partners, as well as community grantees, to educate teens on healthy choices and to prevent drug use before it starts. Read more

Special Populations

While drug addiction respects no geographic, ethnic, economic, or social boundaries, there are some specific populations that deserve focused efforts, including