Government Documents on Drug Policy

Illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamines, and others wreak damage on individuals, families, communities, and society at large. Government agencies conduct research and issue publications on all aspects of this problem. Purdue Libraries have many government documents on drug abuse and governmental drug policy. Most of these publications are in the HSSE and PHAR libraries. Examples of Library Catalog subject headings you can use to search for government documents on drug abuse and governmental drug policy include:

Drug Abuse and Crime United States
Drug Abuse United States Prevention
Marijuana Law and Legislation United States
Narcotics, Control of United States
Youth Drug Use United States

The principal index for locating U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. An online version of this from 1994-present is also accessible. The GPO Index on the Purdue Libraries Index page covers the same information from 1976 to the present. The Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 is an excellent source for congressional committee publications.

Executive Branch Publications

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report	HSSE DOC S 1.146: & HSSE DOC S 1.2:N 16/3
National Drug Control Strategy	HSSE DOC PREX 26.1/ & HSSE DOC PREX 1.2:D 84/
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Research Monographs	PHAR HE 20.3965: & HSSE DOC & PHAR HE 20.8216:
National Survey on Drug Use & Health	HSSE DOC HE 20.417/2: & HSSE DOC HE 20.417/3:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Analytic Series	HSSE DOC HE 20.424:
Drug Enforcement Administration Publications	HSSE DOC J 24
Drugs and Crime Facts	HSSE DOC J 29.2:D 84/

Congressional Publications

Congressional committees are responsible for funding and overseeing governmental programs. They produce a wide variety of materials on government drug policy. Examples of such publications include:

International Narcotics Control and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Compilation of Laws, Treaties...	HSSE DOC Y 1.3:S.PRT. 105-32
House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee.	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:C 73/2/
House Oversight & Government Reform Committee - Reps. Dan Burton (R-IN) and Mark Souder (R-IN) are members of this committee.	HSSE DOC Y 4.G 74/7:
House Foreign Relations Committee - Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) and Rep. Mike Pence(R-IN) are members of this committee. See Y 4.F 76/1: for this committee's hearings from 1979-1994.	HSSE DOC Y 4.IN 8/16:
House Judiciary Committee - (Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is a member of this committee)	HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1:
House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (1975-1993)	HSSE DOC Y 4.N 16:
Senate Appropriations Committee - Appropriations committee publications are excellent project expenditure information sources.	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) is a member of this committee.	HSSE DOC Y 4.F 76/2:
Senate Judiciary Committee	HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/2:
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control	HSSE DOC Y 4.3:S.HRG:
Government Accountability Office Reports	MGMT MF GA 1.13:

Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Internet Resources

Increasing volumes of government information are on the Internet. The Purdue Libraries Government Documents Department homepage www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ is a good starting point.

Other useful U.S. Government Internet sources of drug policy and abuse information include:

GPO Access-Contains the full text of all major federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information resources including congressional bills, Code of Federal Regulations, and related materials.

Office of National Drug Control Policy

State Dept. Bureau for International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs

Central Intelligence Agency-Directorate of Intelligence

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Bureau of Justice Statistics

National Institute of Justice

Drug Enforcement Administration

National Drug Intelligence Center

Methresources.gov

Foreign Governments

Australia-Alcohol & Other Drugs Council