2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary

Download or read book 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary written by U S S Department of Justice Department and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) Summary, a comprehensive strategic assessment of the threats posed to our communities by transnational criminal organizations and the illicit drugs they distribute throughout the United States. This annual assessment provides policymakers, law enforcement personnel, and prevention and treatment specialists with relevant strategic drug intelligence to assist in the formulation of counterdrug policies, establish law enforcement priorities, and allocate resources. The trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs pose a monumental danger to our citizens and a significant challenge for our law enforcement agencies and health care systems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 46,471 of our citizens died of a drug overdose in 2013, the most recent Letter from the Acting Administrator year for which this information is available. Drug overdose deaths have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States, surpassing the number of deaths by motor vehicles and by firearms every year since 2008. Overdose deaths, particularly from prescription drugs and heroin, have reached epidemic levels.