Posted on June 27, 2011 10:19
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From SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse: National Edition - July 15, 2011:
On July 11, President Obama’s
Administration released the 2011
National Drug Control Strategy, designed to reduce drug
use and its consequences. ONDCP
officials say the strategy emphasizes community-based prevention efforts, the
integration of substance abuse treatment into the mainstream health care
system, criminal justice system innovations designed to end the cycle of drug
use and crime, and efforts to disrupt transnational drug trafficking. In addition, the strategy offers specific
measures to improve the health and safety of three special populations affected
by high substance use rates: active duty military members and veterans; college
students; and women and their dependent children. Released in February, the White House Office
of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP) proposed FY2012 federal drug budget
would provide approximately $26 billion for drug abuse efforts, of which half
is slated for prevention and treatment while the other half will find
enforcement and interdiction. However, ONDCP
Director Gil Kerlikowske notes that ongoing budget negotiations may affect the
final budget.
View the July 25 Financing News Pulse: National Edition here (PDF | 249.22 kb)
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