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'''Drug Strategies''' is a non-profit research institute located in [[Washington D.C.]] Dedicated to evaluating the effectiveness of drug abuse prevention, education, and treatment, Drug Strategies is led by former [[Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs]] [[Mathea Falco]]. Drug Strategies' Board of Directors is chaired by Harvard Law Professor [[Philip Heymann]] and current board members include [[Marian Wright Edelman]], President of the Children's Defense Fund, [[James R. Jones]], former U.S Ambassador to Mexico, and [[Michael Kantor]], former Secretary of Commerce along with other notable figures in the fields of international drug policy and public health.
'''Drug Strategies''' is a non-profit research institute located in [[Washington D.C.]] Dedicated to evaluating the effectiveness of drug abuse prevention, education, and treatment, Drug Strategies is led by former [[Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs]] [[Mathea Falco]]. Drug Strategies' Board of Directors is chaired by Harvard Law Professor [[Philip Heymann]] and current board members include [[Marian Wright Edelman]], President of the Children's Defense Fund, [[James R. Jones]], former U.S Ambassador to Mexico, and [[Michael Kantor]], former Secretary of Commerce along with other notable figures in the fields of international drug policy and public health.


Drug Strategies created the Nancy Dickerson Whitehouse Awards and presented them annually for ten years to print and broadcast journalists who reported with excellence on drug issues. Named for broadcast journalist Nancy Dickerson Whitehead, the awards were the first in the nation to recognize the importance of improving the quality of media coverage of substance abuse. In 2006 and 2007, Drug Strategies Directors testified before the [[United States House of Representatives]]' Committee on House Government Reform and the [[United States Senate]] [[Committee on the Judiciary]] respectively on the dangers posed by the abuse of prescription medications. Drug Strategies publications include Treating Teens: A Guide To Adolescent Drug Programs<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/2003/01/19/health-get-help.html</ref> and Making the Grade: A Guide to School Drug Prevention Programs. "www.BubbleMonkey.com" is Drug Strategies' website that provides adolescents a way to anonymously access information on substance abuse and treatment centers.
Drug Strategies created the Nancy Dickerson Whitehouse Awards in 1999 and presented them annually for ten years to print and broadcast journalists who reported with excellence on drug issues.<ref>http://web.kitsapsun.com/redesign/2003-11-14/local/315884.shtml</ref><ref>http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_product=RO&p_theme=ro&s_dispstring=(oxycontin)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2002&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("oxycontin")&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no </ref>http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-15-2001/0001616954&EDATE= Drug Strategies staff have commented widely in the media on drug abuse issues<ref>http://www.globaljournalist.org/radio/2010/08/05/</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/WN/tough-love-part-ii-parent/story?id=9852608&page=3</ref> and in 2006 and 2007, Drug Strategies Directors testified before the [[United States House of Representatives]]' Committee on House Government Reform<ref>http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/193584-1</ref> and the [[United States Senate]] [[Committee on the Judiciary]]<ref>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=2755&wit_id=6468</ref> respectively on the dangers posed by the abuse of prescription medications. Drug Strategies publications include Treating Teens: A Guide To Adolescent Drug Programs<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/2003/01/19/health-get-help.html</ref><ref>http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2003/mar/treating_teens/</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125425&page=1</ref><ref>http://www.hbo.com/addiction/treatment/35_treatment_for_adolescents.html</ref> and Making the Grade: A Guide to School Drug Prevention Programs.<ref>http://www.jointogether.org/resources/making-the-grade-a-guide-to.html</ref> "www.BubbleMonkey.com" is Drug Strategies' website that provides adolescents a way to anonymously access information on substance abuse and treatment centers.


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Revision as of 20:25, 20 January 2011

Drug Strategies is a non-profit research institute located in Washington D.C. Dedicated to evaluating the effectiveness of drug abuse prevention, education, and treatment, Drug Strategies is led by former Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Mathea Falco. Drug Strategies' Board of Directors is chaired by Harvard Law Professor Philip Heymann and current board members include Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children's Defense Fund, James R. Jones, former U.S Ambassador to Mexico, and Michael Kantor, former Secretary of Commerce along with other notable figures in the fields of international drug policy and public health.

Drug Strategies created the Nancy Dickerson Whitehouse Awards in 1999 and presented them annually for ten years to print and broadcast journalists who reported with excellence on drug issues.[1][2]http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-15-2001/0001616954&EDATE= Drug Strategies staff have commented widely in the media on drug abuse issues[3][4] and in 2006 and 2007, Drug Strategies Directors testified before the United States House of Representatives' Committee on House Government Reform[5] and the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary[6] respectively on the dangers posed by the abuse of prescription medications. Drug Strategies publications include Treating Teens: A Guide To Adolescent Drug Programs[7][8][9][10] and Making the Grade: A Guide to School Drug Prevention Programs.[11] "www.BubbleMonkey.com" is Drug Strategies' website that provides adolescents a way to anonymously access information on substance abuse and treatment centers.

References

  1. ^ http://web.kitsapsun.com/redesign/2003-11-14/local/315884.shtml
  2. ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_product=RO&p_theme=ro&s_dispstring=(oxycontin)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2002&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("oxycontin")&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no
  3. ^ http://www.globaljournalist.org/radio/2010/08/05/
  4. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/WN/tough-love-part-ii-parent/story?id=9852608&page=3
  5. ^ http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/193584-1
  6. ^ http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=2755&wit_id=6468
  7. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/2003/01/19/health-get-help.html
  8. ^ http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2003/mar/treating_teens/
  9. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125425&page=1
  10. ^ http://www.hbo.com/addiction/treatment/35_treatment_for_adolescents.html
  11. ^ http://www.jointogether.org/resources/making-the-grade-a-guide-to.html
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