Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. 

Background

The Director of National Drug Control Policy, known as the Drug Czar, heads the office. "Drug Czar" was a term first used in the media by then-Senator Joe Biden in October 1982.Maintland, Leslie. (October 9, 1982) New York Times U.S. plans a new drive on narcotics. Section: 1; Page 18. (noting, "But Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Delaware Democrat who is a strong advocate of antinarcotics efforts, said today that he thought no program could work without a Cabinet-level "drug czar" in charge to coordinate the work of various agencies.") 

In addition to running the ONDCP, the director evaluates, coordinates, and oversees both the international and domestic anti-drug efforts of executive branch agencies and ensures that such efforts sustain and complement State and local anti-drug activities. The Director advises the President regarding changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel of federal agencies that affect U.S. anti-drug efforts; and regarding federal agency compliance with their obligations under the National Drug Control Strategy, an annual report required by law.

2017 rumored shutdown

As early as February 2017, The New York Times had reported that the Trump administration was considering eliminating the office, and other programs responsible for a total of $2.5 billion of domestic spending.
In May, the office's website was blanked. The Washington Post reported that the office was about to be drastically defunded.

List of Directors

The title of Director, as well as the office, was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The position had cabinet-level status from 1993 to 2009.
#PortraitNameTermPresident185pxBill BennettMarch 13, 1989 – December 13, 1990George H. W. Bush285pxBob MartinezMarch 28, 1991 – January 20, 1993–85pxJohn WaltersJanuary 20, 1993 – July 19, 1993Bill Clinton385pxLee BrownJuly 19, 1993 – January 1996485pxBarry McCaffreyFebruary 29, 1996 – January 20, 2001–85pxEd JurithJanuary 20, 2001 – December 7, 2001George W. Bush585pxJohn WaltersDecember 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009–85pxEd JurithJanuary 20, 2009 – May 7, 2009Barack Obama685pxGil KerlikowskeMay 7, 2009 – March 6, 20147 85pxMichael BotticelliMarch 6, 2014 – January 20, 2017–85pxKemp ChesterJanuary 20, 2017 – March 27, 2017Donald Trump–85pxRich BaumMarch 28, 2017 – February 9, 2018885pxJim CarrollFebruary 9, 2018 – January 20, 2021985pxRahul GuptaNovember 5, 2021 – January 20, 2025Joe BidenNominee85pxSara A. CarterTBDDonald Trump

References

Other websites

 Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Federal Register
 "NIDA for Teens" at National Institute on Drug Abuse

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