Press Release Archive 2008
OCTOBER
October 24, 2008
New Survey Reveals Steep Drops in Opium Production and Cultivation in Afghanistan
SEPTEMBER
September 24, 2008
New Data Show Drug Free Communities Program Significantly Reduces Teen Substance Abuse
September 10, 2008
Survey Reveals Sharp Decline in Cocaine Production
September 5, 2008
SAMHSA Awards $66 Million for Programs Teaching Early Intervention Techniques to Use with Patients at Risk for Substance Abuse
September 4, 2008
New National Survey Reveals Cocaine, Methamphetamine Use Drop among Young Adults; Prescription Drug Abuse Increases
AUGUST
August 27, 2008
White House Drug Czar Awards $24.4 Million to Local Youth Drug Prevention Programs
JULY
July 29, 2008
White House Drug Office Releases its Largest-Ever Compilation of Data Relating to Marijuana Abuse in the United States
July 9, 2008
Prominent Athletes Join USADA's Efforts to Inspire Clean Sport
July 2, 2008
Ten States Activate Substance Abuse Screening and Brief Intervention Codes—Cost-Effective Health Procedure Will Assist States in the Prevention and Treatment of Drug Abuse
JUNE
June 30, 2008
Statement from the Director on the Passage of the Merida Initiative
June 12, 2008
New Report Finds Highest-Ever Levels of THC in U.S. Marijuana
June 4, 2008
$5.8 Million in New Drug Prevention Grants to Aid 49 Schools in 20 States
MAY
May 9, 2008
Teen "Self Medication" for Depression Leads to More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals
May 7, 2008
U.S. Calls On Global Producers to Help Develop Increased Chemical Controls for Meth Precursors, Controlled Pharmaceuticals
APRIL
April 7, 2008
Federal Health Insurers Add New Substance Abuse Services
MARCH
March 19, 2008
Statement from Deputy "Drug Czar" Scott M. Burns on Marijuana Decriminalization Efforts in New Hampshire
March 12, 2008
Methamphetamine, Cocaine Use Plummet; New Workplace Drug Testing Data Show Effects of Supply Crunch
March 10, 2008
Global Cooperation Key to Progress Made Against Meth in United States
March 6, 2008
U.S. Highlights Latest International Progress Against Methamphetamine; Urges Vulnerable Nations to Increase Efforts to Curb Precursor Chemicals
March 1, 2008
President Bush Releases Final National Drug Control Strategy of His Administration; Calls For Tighter Controls on Internet Sales of Controlled Substances
FEBRUARY
February 20, 2008
New Counties Designated As High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
February 15, 2008
$1.2 Million Available for Community-Based Drug Prevention Coalitions
February 1, 2008
$5.8 Million in New Grants Available for School-Based Drug Prevention
JANUARY
January 24, 2008
ONDCP Launches First Major Initiative to Combat Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
January 3, 2008
Canadian-made, Meth-laced Ecstasy Being Dumped into U.S. Illegal Drug Markets
