Press Release Archive 2009
DECEMBER
December 14, 2009
New National Teen Drug Study Offers Warning Signs for the Future, Reports Improvement in Some Drug Use Trends
December 9, 2009
ONDCP Deputy Director Thomas McLellan Receives Founder's Award From American Association of Addiction Psychiatry
December 3, 2009
A better-targeted drug fight
NOVEMBER
November 23, 2009
ONDCP Launches Awareness Campaign on Holiday Challenges for Americans in Recovery from Addiction
SEPTEMBER
September 24, 2009
Director Meets with Top Russian Drug Control Official on Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Efforts
September 10, 2009
National Survey Findings Reveal Declines in Prescription Drug Misuse and Signs of Emerging Drug Abuse Trends
AUGUST
August 27, 2009
Experts Help Increase Focus on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
August 27, 2009
Drug Czar Awards $21 Million To Local Community Coalitions Addressing Youth Substance Use
August 19, 2009
White House Drug Czar Warns Drugged Driving is a Threat to Public Safety
August 17, 2009
U.S. Drug Czar Awards $60 Million To 565 Drug-Free Communities Continuation Grantees
August 10, 2009
A. Thomas McLellan Sworn in as Deputy Director of ONDCP; Senate Confirmed Addiction Treatment Researcher Brings 35 Years Experience to Drug Policy Office
JULY
July 9, 2009
Director of National Drug Control Policy Testifies on National Strategy to Reduce Drug Trafficking and Flow of Bulk Cash and Weapons Across Southwest Border
JUNE
June 5, 2009
Obama Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Drug Trafficking and Flow of Bulk Cash and Weapons Across Southwest Border
MAY
May 28, 2009
New Study Reveals Scope of Drug and Crime Connection
May 20, 2009
Prescription Opioid-related Deaths Increased 114 Percent from 2001 to 2005, Treatment Admissions Up 74 Percent in Similar Period; Young Adults Hardest Hit
May 14, 2009
New Report Finds Highest Levels of THC in U.S. Marijuana to Date
MARCH
March 9, 2009
$1.2 Million in Mentoring Grants Available to 16 American Communities
FEBRUARY
February 4, 2009
Regional Workshops to Assist Potential Grant Applicants
