Welcome to the Office of National Drug Control Policy


	Teen "Self Medication" for Depression Leads to More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals
	U.S. Calls On Global Producers to Help Develop Increased Chemical Controls for Meth Cursors, Controlled Pharmaceuticals
	ONDCP Launches American Indian Anti-Meth Campaign
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	National Leadership Conference on Medical Education in Substance Abuse
	National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008, NDIC
	Fact Sheet: The Access to Recovery (ATR) Program (PDF)
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A balanced drug control policy:

Stopping Use Before It Starts
Education and Community Action (PDF)

Healing America’s Drug Users
Getting Treatment Resources Where They Are Needed (PDF)

Disrupting the Market
Attacking the Economic Basis of the Drug Trade (PDF)



	The President's National Drug Control Strategy
	FY 2009 Budget Summary

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		Media Campaign

		Drug Free Communities

		HIDTA

		CTAC

		Drug-Free Workplace

		Marijuana Prevention Initiative

		Access to Recovery

		Student Drug Testing

		Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment (SBIRT)

Why is Marijuana Illegal?
Marijuana is legally a Schedule I Controlled Substance under a federal law that evaluates the balance of risks and benefits of drugs with input from the FDA and DEA.