Statement of Scott Burns, Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Before the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee
on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources

"Fighting Methamphetamine in the Heartland: How Can the Federal Government Assist State and Local Efforts?"

February 6, 2004

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Introduction

Methamphetamine: Extent of the Problem

Scope of the National Methamphetamine Threat

Methamphetamine Production and Trafficking: Who is Responsible?

Methamphetamine: More Than Just A Drug
         - Environmental damage
         - Associated Criminal Activity
         - Methamphetamine: Innocent Victims

Disrupting the Methamphetamine Market: The Federal Response
         - Drug Enforcement Administration
         - Methamphetamine Prosecutions and OCDETF
         - Methamphetamine at the Border
         - HIDTA
         - Drug-Endangered Children
         - Drug Courts

Our International Efforts: Canada and Mexico

Access to Recovery Treatment Initiative

Conclusion