Office of National Drug Control Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20503

Phone, 202-395-6700. Internet, http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/.

Director Barry R. McCaffrey

Deputy Director Hoover Adger

Chief of Staff Janet L. Crist

Director of Programs, Budget, and Evaluation John Carnevale

Legal Counsel Charles A. Blanchard

Deputy Director for Demand Reduction Dan Schecter, Acting

Deputy Director for Supply Reduction Bob Brown, Acting

Associate Director for State and Local Affairs Robert Warshaw

Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs Melvin Dubee

Director, Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Albert Brandenstein

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The Office of National Drug Control Policy coordinates Federal, State, and local efforts to control illegal drug abuse and devises national strategies to effectively carry out antidrug activities.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy was established by the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), effective January 29, 1989, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (21 U.S.C. 1502, 1506, 1508).

The Director of National Drug Control Policy is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction and the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction. The Bureau of State and Local Affairs is a separate division of the Office, headed by an Associate Director for National Drug Control Policy.

The Director of National Drug Control Policy is responsible for establishing policies, objectives, and priorities for the National Drug Control Program, and for annually promulgating a National Drug Control Strategy to be submitted to the Congress by the President. The Director advises the President regarding necessary changes in the...