About the ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse

The Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse supports the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). A component of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), the Clearinghouse is staffed by subject matter specialists and serves as a resource for statistics, research data, and referrals useful for developing and implementing drug policy.

The Clearinghouse disseminates ONDCP and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) drug-related publications; writes and produces documents on drug-related topics; coordinates with Federal, State, and local agencies to identify data resources; maintains a reading room offering a broad range of policy-related materials; answers telephone and e-mail requests for information; and provides online access to information through ONDCP Web sites, including www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov, www.mediacampaign.org, www.methresources.gov, www.pushingback.com, and http://www.randomstudentdrugtesting.org/.

Clearinghouse Products

The Clearinghouse produces a range of products that are beneficial to a broad audience of practitioners and policymakers. Among the products offered:

• In-depth facts and figures.
• State level drug-related resources and contacts, including State and city drug profiles.
• A database of street terms for drugs and drug-related terminology.
• A database of drug-related publications.

Clearinghouse Services

Clearinghouse subject matter specialists are available to assist researchers in a variety of capacities. Services offered to researchers include:

• Customized database searches.
• Dissemination of ONDCP and OJP documents.
• Referrals to appropriate agencies, organizations, and sources of information.
• Access to a library collection of documents on drug-related topics, including State and local data sources.
• Data verification.

The Clearinghouse also:

• Maintains an ONDCP mailing list.
• Contributes to JUSTINFO, the bi-weekly NCJRS electronic newsletter.
• Maintains a conference calendar.
• Manages a public reading room.
• Maintains the Drugs section for the NCJRS Web site.

Contacting the Clearinghouse

Phone: 1–800–666–3332
E-mail: Contact ONDCP
Fax: 301–519–5212
Mail: P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (Eastern Time)