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39–011 2014

113th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–129 

2014 NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

THE ADMINISTRATION’S 2014 NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL 

STRATEGY, PURSUANT TO 21 U.S.C. 1504 

JULY 10, 2014.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign 

Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Veterans’ 

Affairs, Homeland Security, Natural Resources, and Intelligence (Permanent Select) and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

I am pleased to transmit the 2014 National Drug Control Strategy, a 21st century approach to drug policy that is built on decades 

of research demonstrating that addiction is a disease of the brain— 

one that can be prevented, treated, and from which people can recover. The pages that follow lay out an evidence-based plan for real 

drug policy reform, spanning the spectrum of effective prevention, 

early intervention, treatment, recovery support, criminal justice, 

law enforcement, and international cooperation. 

Illicit drug use and its consequences challenge our shared dream 

of building for our children a country that is healthier, safer, and 

more prosperous. Illicit drug use is associated with addiction, disease, and lower academic performance among our young people. It 

contributes to crime, injury, and serious dangers on the Nation’s 

roadways. And drug use and its consequences jeopardize the 

progress we have made in strengthening our economy—contributing to unemployment, impeding re-employment, and costing our 

economy billions of dollars in lost productivity. 

These facts, combined with the latest research about addiction as 

a disease of the brain, helped shape the approach laid out in my 

Administration’s first National Drug Control Strategy—and they 

continue to guide our efforts to reform drug policy in a way that 

is more efficient, effective, and equitable. Through the Affordable 

Care Act, millions of Americans will be able to obtain health insurance, including coverage for substance use disorder treatment services. We have worked to reform our criminal justice system, addressing unfair sentencing disparities, providing alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent, substance-involved offenders, and improving prevention and re-entry programs to protect public safety 

and improve outcomes for people returning to communities from 

prisons and jails. And we have built stronger partnerships with our 

international allies, working with them in a global effort against 

drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, while also assisting them in their efforts to address substance use disorders and 

related public health problems. 

This progress gives us good reason to move forward with confidence. However, we cannot effectively build on this progress without collaboration across all sectors of our society. I look forward to 

joining with community coalitions, faith-based groups, tribal communities, health care providers, law enforcement agencies, state 

and local governments, and our international partners to continue 

this important work in 2014. And I thank the Congress for its continued support of our efforts to build a healthier, safer, and more 

prosperous country. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 9, 2014. 


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