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  • May 18, 2012 at 11:37 AM EDT

    Study: more than half of adult male arrestees test positive for at least one drug

    New data show that the majority of adult male arrestees in 10 American cities test positive for at least one illicit drug.

  • May 15, 2012 at 3:10 PM EDT

    Today’s Visit to DC’s Family Treatment Court

    Today, to celebrate National Drug Court Month, I had the honor of speaking at the 13th Recognition Ceremony for the District of Columbia Superior Court Family Treatment Court to recognize eleven Family Treatment Court participants moving to the next phase of their recovery.

  • May 15, 2012 at 2:23 PM EDT

    U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement Takes Effect Today

    ONDCP is pleased to add our voice of support for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which goes into force today.

  • May 11, 2012 at 4:50 PM EDT

    Making Treatment for Maternal Addiction a National Priority

    In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re featuring a guest blog post from Imani Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Rebecca Project for Human Rights. The Rebecca Project is an organization that advocates for justice, dignity and reform for vulnerable women and girls in the United States and in Africa.

  • May 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM EDT

    Summer Jobs+: The Launch Youth Entrepreneurship Program

    As the White House and Department of Labor kick off the Summer Jobs+ program, we’d like to highlight another Drug Free Communities grantee helping young people find jobs: the Launch Youth Entrepreneurship Program based in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

  • May 8, 2012 at 3:20 PM EDT

    Summer Jobs+: Brandywine Health Foundation’s ServiceCorps Program

    As the White House and Department of Labor kick off the Summer Jobs+ program, we continue our series of blog posts highlighting Drug Free Communities grantees helping young people find jobs, while also supporting healthy, drug-free communities. This post features Brandywine Health Foundation's ServiceCorps Program

  • May 7, 2012 at 4:41 PM EDT

    Visting Boston: Inspiration at Roca Inc.

    Today I was in Boston for an event with Senator John Kerry to highlight the issue of prescription drug and heroin abuse and discuss what we can do to keep our communities healthy and safe.

  • May 4, 2012 at 4:47 PM EDT

    Teaming Up With Kent County Prevention Coalition for Above the Influence Youth Summit

    On April 27th, we teamed up with the Kent County Prevention Coalition for the first ever Kent County Above the Influence “Live Out Loud: Dream IT, Believe IT, Achieve IT” Youth Summit.

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

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