Drugs and Crime. (Bulletin Reports).(Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse, MidYear 2000 (Special Topic: Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs)(Brief Article)The Office of National Drug Control Policy The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was established by the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C.A. § 1501 et seq.) and began operations in January 1989. (ONDCP ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy ) presents Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse, MidYear 2000 (Special Topic: Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs. This 74-page report provides a snapshot of local drug abuse situations throughout the country with a focus on trends in ecstasy (MDMA MDMA 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. MDMA n. 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; a mescaline analog. MDMA 3,4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine. See Ecstasy. ) and other club drugs. ONDCP's biannual bi·an·nu·al adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. bi·an Pulse Check regularly addresses four drugs of serious concern: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine. This newly redesigned edition describes hardcore drug-abusing populations, emerging drugs and markets, new routes of administration, use patterns, demand for treatment, drug-related criminal activity, and supply and distribution patterns from midyear 1999 to midyear 2000. Based on information gathered through conversations with ethnographers, epidemiologists, law enforcement officials, and treatment providers working throughout the United States, this report presents findings before population--based, long-term research is available. |
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