War on Drugs : Legislation in the 108th Congress and Related Developments.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Death.

Drug abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

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Summary:

Identifies aspects of U.S. drug problem, including the cost of illegal drug use, deaths from drugs, and drug-related crime; summarizes actions of the 107th Congress; and examines policy questions and concerns of the 108th Congress regarding drug control budget, reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and anti-drug media campaign, nomination of new DEA administrator, ballot initiatives and State budgetary shortfalls, impact of homeland security on drug control agencies, and measures to control ecstasy use. Also covers executive branch actions regrading the National Drug Control Strategy, new DEA rule on industrial hemp, DEA reaction to medical marijuana, and drugs in Federal prisons; and discusses other developments of relevance to Congress.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. War on Drugs

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