The National Drug Control Strategy : 1999

By Clinton, William J.

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Title:	The National Drug Control Strategy : 1999
Author:	Clinton, William J.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
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Publisher:	Department of Justice


Citation APA MLA Chicago J. Clinto, B. W. (n.d.). The National Drug Control Strategy : 1999. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Legal Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: The President?s Message, TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. On behalf of the American people, I am pleased to transmit the 1999 National Drug Control Strategy to the Congress. This Strategy renews and advances our efforts to counter the threat of drugs ? a threat that continues to cost our Nation over 14,000 lives and billions of dollars each year. There is some encouraging progress in the struggle against drugs. The 1998 Monitoring the Future study found that youth drug use has leveled off and in many instances is on the decline ? the second straight year of progress after years of steady increases. The study also found a significant strengthening of youth attitudes toward drugs: young people increasingly perceive drug use as a risky and unacceptable behavior. The rate of drug-related murders continues to decline, down from 1,302 in 1992 to 786 in 1997. Overseas, we have witnessed a decline in cocaine production by 325 metric tons in Bolivia and Peru over the last 4 years. Coca cultivation in Peru plunged 56 percent since 1995.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Transmittal Letter from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Foreword by General Barry McCaffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v I. Drug Control Strategy: An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 An American View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A Comprehensive, Long-Term Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mandate for a National Drug Control Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Evolution of the National Drug Control Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Overview of the 1999 National Drug Control Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Elements of the 1999 National Drug Control Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Goals of the 1999 Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Drug Control is a Continuous Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 II. America?s Drug Use Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Drug Use Among Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Consequences of Illegal Drug Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Youth Drug Use: A Problem with Profound Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Drugs and Crime: An Undeniable Nexus, A Heavy Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Cocaine Abuse: We Are Still Paying the Price for the 1980s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Marijuana: The Most Commonly Used Illegal Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Heroin Abuse: A Resurgent Menace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Methamphetamine: A Dangerous Drug, A Spreading Threat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Other Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 III. Goals, Objectives, Targets, and Performance Measures of Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Goal 1: Educate and enable America?s youth to reject illegal drugs as well as alcohol and tobacco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Goal 2: Increase the safety of America?s citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Goal 3: Reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Goal 4: Shield America?s air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41