Office of National Drug Control Policy

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1988 by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act. Its stated goal is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives to eradicate illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences in the United States.

Progress

Under the leadership of Director John P. Walters, youth drug use in America has declined by 17 percent over the past three years (source: Monitoring the Future survey Dec. 2004). In addition, cocaine production in Colombia has been cut every year since Plan Colombia went into effect.

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