The federal government has long sought to prevent the horrors of drug addiction by interdicting the supply of dangerous psychoactive drugs — and reducing demand for them.
One step was the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. It established the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) within the Executive Office of the President. Headed by a director colloquially known as “drug czar,” ONDCP had the task of developing a national drug-control strategy to reduce drug use. Its creation symbolized a strong bipartisan effort to prevent illicit drugs from destroying lives and weakening the nation.
Sadly, we have lost that shared mission. No …
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The Drug Crisis Hasn’t Gone Away. The Trump Administration Should Confront It
