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Pushing Back
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Making the drug problem smaller.
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Director Kerlikowske Delivers Opening Statement Before the 53rd UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Director Kerlikowske gives remarks at the 53rd Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria highlighting the Administration's commitment to reduce drug use and its consequences in the U.S. and around the world at the 53rd Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
Read the Director's opening statement....(read more)
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Guest Blog: A Mother's Transformation
A Mother's TransformationImani Walker
I had never felt more alone or helpless. I was a low income mother desperately seeking appropriate treatment for my addiction. Years of physical abuse led to depression, and I began to self-medicate with crack cocaine. I was a mother in trouble who reached out to anyone that would listen - I needed help. During my search for help, the condition of my family continued to deteriorate. It was not until I was pregnant with...(read more)
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ONDCP Releases Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program Grant
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing the availability of more than $1.1 million for new Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring program (DFC Mentoring) grants. An estimated 15 new Mentoring grants will be awarded (up to $75,000 per grant, per year) to drug and alcohol prevention community coalitions from across the nation. The length of the project period is up to two...(read more)
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Administration Officials Celebrate Opening of Knoxville Reentry and Recovery Center for Women
Knoxville, TN-Today, marking the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Federal, state, and local officials celebrated the grand opening of The Next Door in Knoxville, a transitional residential program for women, which received seed money from a grant made possible by the Recovery Act. The 16-bed facility will serve approximately 45 women per year coming from incarceration in Knoxville and surrounding counties.
Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy...(read more)
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Statement from U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Drug Trafficking Working Group
During his recent visit to Moscow, Director Kerlikowske met with Victor Ivanov, Director of the Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation, for the second meeting of the Drug Trafficking Working Group of the U.S. - Russia Bilateral Commission. The meeting solidified a commitment between the United States and the Russian Federation to work collaboratively on the global drug problem and resulted in the adoption of a framework agreement that outlines the way forward to address drug trafficking...(read more)
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White House Drug Policy Director Hails Expansion of Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment
New regulations requiring private group health insurance plans to offer benefits for treatment of substance abuse disorders that are comparable to benefits for other illnesses will help remove a barrier to treatment for millions of Americans, National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Gil Kerlikowske said today.
The rules, issued January 29th by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, are expected to be finalized in the spring. They will take effect for plan years beginning...(read more)
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Administration's FY 2011 Budget Proposal Demonstrates Balanced Approach to Drug Control
The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 National Drug Control Budget requests $15.5 billion to reduce drug use and its consequences in the United States. This represents an increase of $521.1 million (3.5 percent) over the FY 2010 enacted level of $15.0 billion. "The new budget proposal demonstrates the Obama Administration's commitment to a balanced and comprehensive drug strategy," said Director Kerlikowske.
View the press release, FY 2011 Drug Control Budget Funding Highlights report and the program...(read more)
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Director Kerlikowske Helps Break Ground on New Transitional Housing Facility for Homeless Female Veterans
Federal and local officials broke ground on Operation Home Front, a new transitional housing facility, run by the Center for Drug-free Living, for homeless female veterans and their children in Cocoa, Florida. "Far too many brave women who served their country are returning home with physical, mental health, and substance abuse problems that impact their ability to maintain strong families," said Director Kerlikowske. View more remarks in the press release.
Director Kerlikowske and other Federal...(read more)
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Director Kerlikowske and White House Official Visit Women’s Treatment Facility
While in Orlando, Director Kerlikowske and Tina Tchen, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Council on Women & Girls visited a drug treatment center that serves women and their dependent children. During their visit, Director Kerlikowske and Tina Tchen received a tour of the facility, including the on-site child care and listened to clients talk about their journey from drug abuse to treatment and recovery. The facility is operated by the Center...(read more)
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Director Leads Volunteer Effort at Residential Treatment Center for Women and Children
Director Kerlikowske led a team of 60 volunteers prepare an unoccupied residential treatment center that will house women receiving substance abuse treatment and their children. Volunteers cleaned, painted, and landscaped the facility that is operated by Community Action Group, a District of Columbia social services and addiction treatment provider since 1988.
"Community Action Group has helped thousands of men and women return to mainstream society as productive citizens," said Kerlikowske....(read more)
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