Policy Brief: Fixing National Drug Control Policy

This policy brief, released by The Research and Policy Analysis Group of Carnevale Associates, LLC, analyzes national drug control policy and suggests ways the incoming administration can improve upon the current approach.

Drug use survey data as well as public opinion reflect a lack of progress on both demand and supply reduction fronts. Drug use initiation continues unabated, poppy and coca cultivation levels are at near record levels, and three out of every four Americans think that the nation is losing its war on drugs.

This Policy brief offers the next administration a "back to basics approach" including three essential principles for any effective national drug policy: (1) the adoption of policies grounded in research; (2) the development of a budget that meaningfully supports these policies; and (3) the maintenance of a performance measurement system that ensures accountability.

To read the complete report, click on the link to the PDF:

http://www.carnevaleassociates.com/Fixing%20Drug%20Policy.pdf

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Publication Year: 2008

Publisher

Carnevale Associates, LLC
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