Bidra till att den nya amerikanska administrationen prioriterar arbetet mot narkotika
I USA går nu CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) ut med en uppmaning i syfte att se till att den nya administrationen under ledning av president Barack Obama prioriterar arbetet mot narkotika.
Uppmaningen lyder som följer:
Ensure Substance Abuse Prevention Is on the Radar Screen of the New Administration
The incoming Obama Administration has made a concerted effort to ensure that the public has the ability to provide input as it develops its policies. This trend continues as he prepares to take office. To help ensure that substance abuse prevention issues are on the radar screen of the new Administration, CADCA urges community coalitions to post comments on the Citizen's Briefing Book.
The Citizen's Briefing Book allows people to share their ideas on any issue facing the new administration, then rate or comment on other ideas. The best rated ideas will rise to the top -- and be gathered into a Citizen's Briefing Book to be delivered to President Obama after he is sworn in.
CADCA has already formally submitted white papers to the Presidential Transition Team regarding the Drug Free Communities program, the State Grants portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities program, and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Information contained in these papers can be used to help coalitions develop their comments for the Citizen's Briefing Book.
This is another excellent opportunity for the field to weigh in on the importance of substance abuse prevention. I hope everyone involved in drug and alcohol prevention will take advantage of this so that issues that are important to the field get the attention of our incoming President, said Sue Thau, CADCA's public policy expert.
Posting a comment is very simple. Here are the steps:
1) create a username and password,
2) click on a topic of interest,
3) click on the box that says "share your idea,"
4) submit your idea.
In an effort to ensure that substance abuse prevention issues are not overlooked as the new Administration begins developing national policies that will shape the health and welfare of our country, CADCA has already submitted three white papers to the Presidential Transition Team. Despite this, it is important that the new Administration hears from the field in force so that it understands the critical need to enhance substance abuse prevention funding and programs.
Torgny Peterson
