National Drug Control Policy Law and Legal Definition
National Drug Control Policy formulates policies intended to reduce the use of drugs. The activity carried out by the National Drug Control Program to control the use of drugs is known as “demand reduction”. National drug control policy pursuant to 21 USCS § 1701, also facilitates demand reduction through the following programs:
1.drug abuse education;
2.drug abuse prevention;
3.drug abuse treatment;
4.drug abuse research;
5.drug abuse rehabilitation;
6.drug-free workplace programs;
7.drug testing, including the testing of employees;
8.interventions for drug abuse and dependence;
9.international drug control coordination and cooperation with respect to activities described in this paragraph; and
10.international drug abuse education, prevention, treatment, research, rehabilitation activities, and interventions for drug abuse and dependence.
National drug control policy also facilitates coordination and enhancement of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement initiatives to gather, analyze, and disseminate information and law enforcement intelligence relating to drug control among domestic law enforcement agencies. It also seeks to promote comprehensive drug control strategies designed to reduce the demand for, and the availability of, illegal drugs.
Legal Definition list
- National Driver Register
- National Do Not Call Registry-NDNCR
- National DNA Index System
- National Directory of New Hires
- National Defense Variance [Energy]
- National Drug Control Policy
- National Drug Control Program
- National Drug Control Program Agency
- National Drug Enforcement Policy Board
- National Drug Intelligence Center
- National Education Association
Related Legal Terms
- Abbreviated Drug Application
- Abbreviated New Drug Applications [ANDA]
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Access Control List [National Security]
- Access Control Mechanism [National Security]
- Accessible Space [National Security]
- Accident Policy
- Accidental Radiation Occurrence [Food and Drugs]
- Accommodative Monetary Policy
- Accounting Controls
