DRUG TRAFFICKING
These listings, by crime type, include resources geared to assisting the law enforcement community during criminal investigations:
This listing includes anti-drug-trafficking resources.
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Marijuana Myths and Facts looks at ten popular misperceptions about marijuana and, using the latest research findings and statistical information, explains why they are wrong. The booklet describes the dangers of marijuana and why it is important for society to send a clear, consistent, and credible message to young people about the seriousness of the threat.
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The report Methamphetamine Use: Lessons Learned provides an overview of the methamphetamine problem in the United States. The monograph examines and summarizes the history of the problem, trends in use, characteristics of users, adverse effects, trafficking and production, treatment issues, treatment approaches, and the impact on law enforcement.
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The National Drug Intelligence Center (NCIC) supports national policymakers and law enforcement decisionmakers with strategic domestic drug intelligence, supports intelligence community counterdrug efforts, and produces state, regional, and national drug-threat assessments.
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides educational resources and materials on drugs of abuse, such as marijuana, ecstasy, smoking, and steroids, as well as grants and funding, NIDA research, clinical trials, and meetings.
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program. The ONDCP also aims to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
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RxList.com provides access to the RxList database for brand and generic names and pharmacologic information; keyword searches such as interactions, side effects, foreign brand names; RxList-ID (Imprint) Search; Drug FAQs/Patient Monographs; and Search Medical Dictionary.
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Streetdrugs.org provides a drug index on street drugs, information on signs of drug abuse and on how to get help for a user, as well as a frequently-asked-questions area.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics: Office of Applied Studies
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics: Office of Applied Studies provides national data on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other types of drug abuse; drug-related emergency department episodes and medical examiners cases; and the nation’s substance abuse treatment system.
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This U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Web site provides links to intelligence reports and publications for the last several years regarding drug abuse intelligence and statistics.
