Targeting Illegal Drugs: GIS and Federal Drug Control Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Percentage of Positive Amphetamine Workforce Drug Tests by ZIP Code 3 Areas for 2006

Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 Population, 1999–2001 (Annual Averages) by County

Past-Year Prevalence of Use of Any Illicit Drug, 2002–2004

Washington, D.C., USA

By Karen D. Antoszewski

Contact: Karen D. Antoszewski
Software: ArcGIS Desktop 9, Adobe Illustrator
Printer: HP Designjet 5500
Data Sources: Esri, ONDCP, Quest Diagnostics Inc., U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics—Centers for Disease Control, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The role of mapping at the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is to provide visual aids to decision makers who generate policy in support of the United States’ war on drugs. Statistical data such as demographic, workforce drug testing, and mortality data, from a variety of sources, is mapped in order to pinpoint problem areas. These areas are then analyzed further to determine if assistance in the form of grants and programs is needed. Additionally, determining sources of illicit drugs entering the country is a critical part of drug-control strategy. These map products created by the ONDCP have been of great assistance in making United States drug policy work.

Courtesy of Executive Office of the President—Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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