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Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office

Title: Office of National Drug Control Policy: Office Could Better Identify Opportunities to Increase Program Coordination

Summary: ONDCP is responsible for coordinating implementation of drug control policy across the federal government to address illicit drug use. ONDCP developed the 2010 Strategy, which sets forth a 5-year plan to reduce illicit drug use through programs intended to prevent or treat drug abuse or reduce the availability of drugs. GAO was asked to review Strategy implementation and drug abuse prevention and treatment programs. This report assesses, among other things, the extent to which progress has been made toward achieving Strategy goals; ONDCP has mechanisms in place to monitor progress; fragmentation, overlap, and duplication exist across prevention and treatment programs; and ONDCP and federal agencies coordinate efforts to reduce the potential for unnecessary overlap or duplication. GAO analyzed the Strategy and its updates, available data on progress toward achieving Strategy goals, and documents about ONDCP’s monitoring mechanisms. GAO also analyzed data from questionnaires sent to the 15 federal agencies that administer prevention and treatment programs that collected information on services provided and coordination efforts. What GAO Recommends GAO recommends that ONDCP assess the extent of overlap and the potential for duplication across federal programs engaged in drug abuse prevention and treatment activities and identify opportunities for increased coordination. ONDCP concurred and stated that it will work with agencies administering these programs to further enhance coordination.

Details: Washington, DC: GAO, 2013. 81p.

Source: Internet Resource: GAO-13-333: Accessed May 1, 2013 at: http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/653354.pdf

Year: 2013

Country: United States

URL: http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/653354.pdf

Shelf Number: 128504

Keywords:
Agency Coordination
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug Control Policy (U.S.)
Drug Policy