Concept information
Preferred term
drug enforcement
Definition
- In February 2002, President George W. Bush unveiled a new campaign to target the drug problem within the United States. The strategy emphasized supply reduction through aggressive drug enforcement and interdiction programs while simultaneously emphasizing demand reduction through effective drug education, prevention, and treatment programs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Drug Enforcement]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- drug enforcement in the United States
- drug policy and legislation
- drug prevention education
- drug testing of employees
- drug testing of police
- drug trafficking
- federal drug seizure system
- Food and Drug Administration
- Harrison Act
- Marijuana Tax Act
- Narcotic Control Act
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Act
- state asset forfeiture
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/drug_enforcement
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