Press Release Archive 2005
DECEMBER
December 28, 2005
Schools Across the Nation Adopt Random Student Drug Testing: Drug Czar Announces Series of Summits
December 19, 2005
Meth and Steroid Use Decline Sharply Among Youth; Overall Youth Drug Use Down Again
NOVEMBER
November 28, 2005
Driving High: Teens Cite Cars as a Top Place to Use Marijuana
November 23, 2005
Poppy cultivation down by half in Afghanistan
November 21, 2005
The 2005 U.S. government estimate of Bolivian coca cultivation and cocaine production potential has been completed.
November 14, 2005
Statement by the White House Drug Czar Regarding Drug Court Funding
November 14, 2005
Office of National Drug Control Policy and Partnership for a Drug Free America Launch Communications Campaign Targeting Methamphetamine
OCTOBER
October 19, 2005
White House Drug Czar & Secretary of Education Announce $7.2 Million in Grants Awarded to Prevent Teen Drug Use
October 4, 2005
Marijuana Use Can Threaten Teen's Academic Success
SEPTEMBER
September 21, 2005
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions Awarded $72 Million By White House Drug Czar
September 8, 2005
Youth Drug Use Continues to Decline
AUGUST
August 29, 2005
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
August 18, 2005
Bush Cabinet Officials Highlight Administration Anti-Meth Programs
JULY
July 29, 2005
New Report Shows That Teens Who Receive Anti-Drug Messages Are Less Likely to Use Drugs
July 28, 2005
White House Announces Intent to Nominate James O'Gara as Deputy Director for Supply Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy
July 27, 2005
White House Announces Intent to Nominate Bertha Madras as Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy
July 14, 2005
White House Drug Czar and Dutch Health Minister Sign Agreement for Reducing Drug Use
July 7, 2005
Random Student Drug Testing
Federal Grant Application Available
JUNE
June 20, 2005
2004 Marijuana and Opium Poppy Estimates for Mexico
June 13, 2005
ONDCP Alerts Parents: Marijuana Use Spikes When School’s Out
June 6, 2005
Statement by the White House Drug Czar About the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Regarding So-Called Medical Marijuana
MAY
May 23, 2005
Bush Administration Calls for Enhanced Controls on Ingredients Used to Make Meth
May 18, 2005
New Analysis of Marijuana Incarceration Data
May 3, 2005
White House Drug Czar, Research and Mental Health Communities Warn Parents That Marijuana Use Can Lead to
Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Schizophrenia
APRIL
April 12, 2005
ONDCP Print Ads Arm Parents With Scientific Data
MARCH
March 25, 2005
2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes
FEBRUARY
February 25, 2005
New Web Site Will Showcase Nationwide, Local, and International Efforts That "Push Back" Against Drug Use
February 23, 2005
White House Drug Czar Calls for Dramatic Increase in Number of Drug Treatment Courts Nationwide
February 10, 2005
John P. Walters Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Discusses FY 2006 Federal Drug Budget with Congress
