and keith, how important is it that the office of national drug control policy now has an office on recovery issues? i think that is-i would have to say personally, one of the things i am most proud of the time i was there and very grateful to director kerlikowske for seeing the value of that. and again to tell a personal anecdote, when i would tell friends of mine who are in recovery they would often choke up, just the thought, they felt like at last we've made it, there's an office in the white house that's focused on us. and so just that office existence, i think, is very important to just remove the shame and help, i hope, roll back the discrimination that recovery people often encounter. and the other thing to add to it, it's good to have the office but it has to be very active, so it's been important that the director, the deputy director had been out at the recovery marches, have involved recovery people in the development of drug policy listening sessions participation, because there's so much wisdom among people who have experienced this problem about how to help the people and we h

prescription drug abuse problem with the federal drug administration; we're working with the office of national drug control policy on some of our substance abuse issues, particularly targeting young people and older adults. we're also looking, working with the centers for disease control. we're just working and working with our partners. we're asking states to do exactly the same thing. we want to give out the messages that we are trying to bring behavioral health into the primary world of health. meaning, and in a much simpler way, bringing substance abuse and mental health issues to the world of physical health. dr. greene, final thoughts? i would like to just say that promoting the community think tanks such as dc rock and other such initiatives that are there to help and provide additional services, they address needs... are a way for us to combine the health care professionals to outside community organizations so we aren't out there alone. there are other people who are working on these initiatives, and we need to combine our efforts. jane, final thoughts? one final thought: i think it's really helpful when

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he served in the office of national drug control policy and legislative counsel for former representative william daninmeyer of california. >> welcome. a nice august day. on september 11th, 2001, america experienced the worst terrorist attack any country has suffered in modern times. ten years later the nation is undergoing tremendous changes in how we safeguard the american homeland. there have been a number of successes that should be celebrated. chief among them is this 9/1140 terrorist plots have been thwarted. this can be attributed courageous actions of ordinary citizens. others are law enforcement investigations that pre-empted planned atrocities. significant challenges remain. to stay ahead of the terrorists and build healthy homeland security enterprise capable of tackling frets that manifest themselves we need to assess where we stand. today the heritage foundation released a study homeland security 4.0. this is the third in a series of studies overcoming centralization, complacency and politics. as the subtitle suggests we must overcome the challenges. the first -- centralizati

the will introduce benjamin tucker, deputy director of the office of national drug control policy, overseeinghe high- intensity drug trafficking areas, drug-free communities, and national youth anti-drug media campaign programs. he has previously served in numerous positions, including as deputy director of operations at the u.s. department of justice community oriented police. he received his kpfa from the college of criminal justice and from foreman it -- fordham university. please proceed. your entire statement, which if read will be made a part of the record -- thank you very much. members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity. as the director of fort state, local, and tribal affairs, it is my job to work closely with the state, local, and tribal communities to developing policy and programs. i understand how important it is to identify and support alternatives to incarceration, having walked the beat as a new york city police officer and worked in criminal justice for the past 35 years. we cannot arrest our way out of the nation's drug problems. the obama administration rec

>> as you may be aware, senator, the office of national drug control policy and the national drug controls focus particularly in the inaugural strategy, the 2010 strategy, has been on drunk driving. and so drunk driving has been, um, recognized as a serious problem across the country. it fits, i think, neatly into the connection, the nexus with driving under the influence. and so we are doing a number of things to sort of move the bar on drug, in the area of drunk driving in terms of educating drivers, in terms of working with organizations to get the word out, to be the bully pulpit. and sort of, um, work with law enforcement agencies, drug recognition enforcement agency officers to insure that we put the resources, um, where they should be, on the roads and focused on individuals, identifying individuals who may be driving while under the influence. so we're providing resources to improve better ways to do roadside testing, we're providing resources to educate more police officers both state law enforcement officers as well as local officers to be aware of and to be able to identify tho

the director of the office of national drug control policy, sometimes referred to as the drug czar, ishe position which for the past roughly 40 years has had the responsibility of linking all of these elements together into a common strategy and a common approach. and may i say, and i'm often at personal opinion, i'm a great admirer of the drug of national drug policy. i believe he does bring can remember he has an extensive law enforcement background, having most richly serve as a place achieve in seattle to has an academic background, but he brings to the job a commitment that demand has to be an essential and perhaps the most important element to the long-term solution. and if you attack the problem that way, i am optimistic that eventually you will see a good outcome. >> i think that's a terrific note to end on. the fact over our out of time. i know there are a lot of questions out. i have shown more i would love to ask, given the opportunity. i want to thank again the strategic for international studies, the institute for national strategic studies and also the center for hemisphe

secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, the director of the office of national drug control policy sometimes referred to as the drug czar is that position which for the past roughly 40 years has had the responsibility of linking all these elements together into a common strategy in common approach. and i'm offering a personal opinion. i'm a great admirer of the director of national drug control policies. i believe he does things -- he has an extensive background coming having most recently served as chief of police in seattle. he has an academic background coming but he brings to this job a commitment that demand has to be an essential and perhaps the most element to the long-term solution. if you attack the problem that way, i am not domestic but eventually you will see. >> i think that's a terrific note to end on. i know there a lot of questions out there. i have several more about u.s. given the opportunity, but regrettably rather time. i want to thank the institute for national strategic studies and also the essential hemisphere defense study for their cooperation today. i want

he also served in the office of national drug control policy and legislative council for former representative william danemeyer of california. join me in welcoming my colleague, mike frank. >> welcome, everybody, on this nice august day. as you all know on september 11th, 2001, america experienced the single-worst terrorist attack any country suffered in modern times. well it is about 10 years later and the nation has undergone tremendous changes in terms how we safeguard the american homeland. there have been a number of successes that should be acknowledged and celebrated and chief among them since 9/11, no fewer than 40 terrorist plots have been thwarted. some of these successes can be attributed to the quick and courageous actions of citizens and others were diligent law enforcement investigations that stopped planned atrocities but significant challenges remain. if we stay ahead of the terrorists we need a homeland security enterprise capable of thwarting threats before they man fist themselves. and today the heritage foundation is releasing a brand new study, homeland security 4.0. this

he has also served in the office of national drug control policy and as counsel for former representative william of california. join me and welcoming mike frank. >> we welcome everybody on this august day. as you all know, on september 11, 2011, americans experienced the single worst terrorist attack of modern times. 10 years later, the nation has undergone tremendous changes in terms of how we safeguard the american homeland. there have been a number of successes there should be celebrated. chief among them is that no fewer than 40 plots have been thwarted. some successes can be attributed to the courageous actions of ordinary citizens. others were the fruit of law enforcement. challenges remain. if we are to stay ahead of the terrorists and bld an enterprise capable of tackling issues, we will need to assess where we stand on a number of fronts. today we are releasing a steady -- study 4.0, overcoming complacency the reality that state and local government possess the resources and experience to prect us from a physical threat. the second is complacency. if the in addis taste becomes c

benjamin tucker with the national drug control policy office explains the cost-effectiveness of drug courts and how they reduce recidivism rates. this is about an hour 40 minutes. [banging the gavel] >> the hearing will come to order. today's hearing we'll consider an important and growing component of our nation's criminal justice system. there are over 2500 drug courts in our country operating in every state and territory. many jurisdictions including my home state of rhode island also are developing veterans treatment courts. today's hearing we'll closely view these intervention courts and the role they can play with cost-effective solutions for protecting public safety and reducing recidivism. as many in the audience know a drug court is a specially designed calendar or docket that addresses the case of nonviolent drug offenders. the courts require participants to commit to intensive substance abuse treatment programs, generally for a year or more. drug courts hold participants accountable through frequent court appearances and regular random drug testing for drug use. individual

house majority, dick army of texas, and prior to that, directer of heritage relations and served in the office the national drug control policy and as legislative counsel for former representative william dannanmyer of florida. please help me welcome him. [applause] >> it's a nice august day, and as you know on september 11, 2001, the u.s. experienced the worst terrorist attack any country suffered in modern times. it's about ten years later, and the country underwent several changes in how we safeguard the homeland. there's a number of successes to be celebrated and chief among them this 9/11, plots have been dwharted and we can attribute that the citizens and law enforcement investigations that preempted planned atrocities. however, significant challenges remain. if we are to remain ahead of the terrorists and build a healthy enterprise capable of tackling threats before they manifest themselves, we have to assess where we stand on a number of fronts. homeland security 4.0, the third in a series of these studies overcoming centralization, complacenty in politics. the first, centralization is centralizing power and decisions