you know, along these lines i was very pleased sunday night to see the "60 minutes" featuring dr. nora and her staff at the national institute of drug abuse. the piece showed the institute's ground-breaking work in the science of addiction, and reflecting what we have learned about the disease and highlighted the future direction of drug policy. you know, in fact, nida, the national institute of drug abuse, is the source of 85% of the world's research on drug abuse. we could not be more proud of that. i recommend that all of you take a few minutes to watch that "60 minutes" piece. if you haven't already, that link to the video is on our twitter feed at omdcp. let me take a moment to state the extent of the challenges and why our policies, i think, kooncould not come at a more important time. today more americans die from drug-induced deaths than any other form of injury death including traffic crashes and gunshot wounds. while making matters worse, drug use among young people is increasing while youth perceptions of harm regarding some drugs are weakening. apart from its impact on the