Proposed Strategy
The President's 2004 National Drug Strategy was comprised of three key areas: prevention and education, treatment, and market disruption. The White House highlighted several programs that address prevention and education in schools nation-wide, supporting the initiatives financially. Schools that design and implement their own student drug-testing programs will receive a portion of the proposed federal budget funding. An Anti-drug campaign funneled through the media is the second highlight designed to reach out to young people, warning them about the dangers of using illicit drugs. The goal of the campaign is to send anti-drug messages through different media outlet sources, such as the Internet and television. The final budgeted proposal aimed at drug intervention is to fund anti-drug coalitions in disadvantaged communities, to educate young people about staying away from the pressures of drug usage and to offer assistance to those people in the community......
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