With 50 federal agencies controlling parts of the drug budget, the drug czar has few chances to alter the funding equation. In rare cases, his office receives discretionary funds. There's a huge disconnect from what I see in the streets and what is happening in Washington. One of the key issues for us is treatment on demand. We're doing it.
Facts show otherwise.
Federal figures indicate that only 2.1 million of the nation's 5.7 million addicts received treatment in 1997.