Access to Recovery Treatment Initiative
While not exclusively targeted at methamphetamine, the President’s National Drug
Control Strategy recognizes that reducing the demand for drugs is an indispensable component
of reducing the threat posed by any drug. With this in mind, the President’s Access to Recovery
initiative, which requests $600 million over three years for the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), will help to reduce methamphetamine dependency.
As part of this effort, the FY 2004 budget request includes new funding of $200 million in aid
for substance abuse treatment and other supportive services. People in need of treatment, no
matter where they are—emergency rooms, health clinics, the criminal justice system, schools, or
the faith community—will receive an evidence-based assessment of their treatment need and will
be issued vouchers for the cost of providing that treatment.
