Posted In: News on May 4, 2018
In response to the growing drug abuse problem in the late 1960s and early 1970s, President Richard Nixon’s created America’s first Drug Czar; enhanced law enforcement; and centralized programs for drug abuse education, treatment, rehabilitation, research, and training. (May 4, 2018, National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.)
Title: No Final Victories – Lessons from President Nixon’s Drug Abuse Initiatives
Links:
- C-Span: https://www.c-span.org/video/?445033-1/president-nixons-drug-abuse-initiatives
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTqYhERP-1c
- Nixon Foundation: https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2018/05/no-final-victories-lessons-president-nixons-drug-abuse-initiatives/
- Panelists: John Coleman, a 33-year career officer with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics; Jeffrey Donfeld, Assistant Director, Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (1972–73), and Dr. Robert DuPont, Founding Administrator, Narcotics Treatment Administration (1970–73)