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Harvard Crimson
April 20, 2018
Michael P. Botticelli and John P. Walters, former directors of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, warned a crowd of more than 50 law students that greater urgency is required to combat the opioid epidemic. Thursday afternoon's talk marked the conclusion of The Opioid Crisis and theÃâà...
The Heights
April 18, 2018
From 2001 until the end of the Bush administration in 2008, John P. Walters served as the U.S. “drug czar,” coordinating the nation's anti-drug efforts and funding through the Office of National Drug Control. During his tenure, teen marijuana use declined 25 percent and teen methamphetamine, ecstasy andÃâà...
STLtoday.com
March 20, 2018
But John P. Walters, who served as “drug czar” under President George W. Bush, said enforcement and interdiction, particularly efforts aimed at high-level traffickers, are key to breaking up supply networks. “If you don't stop that poison, you can't stop that dying,” said Walters, chief operating officer of theÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 20, 2018
But John P. Walters, who served as "drug czar" under President George W. Bush, said enforcement and interdiction, particularly efforts aimed at high-level traffickers, are key to breaking up supply networks. "If you don't stop that poison, you can't stop that dying," said Walters, chief operating officer of theÃâà...
Foreign Policy (blog)
November 22, 2017
John P. Walters is chief operating officer of the Hudson Institute and was director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) from 2001 to 2009. Follow John P. Walters: Stories by John P. Walters. Afghan security personnel destroy an illegal poppy crop in the Surkh Rod district of easternÃâà...
Foreign Policy (blog)
November 22, 2017
There's no way to ever win against the Taliban if the heroin trade is left to flourish. By John P. Walters, David W. Murray. | November 22, 2017, 10:50 AM. Afghan security personnel destroy an illegal poppy crop in the Surkh Rod district of eastern Nangarhar province on Apr. 5. (Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images).
CityLab
June 16, 2017
John P. Walters, who led the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George W. Bush, said he hoped the Trump administration would approach the opioid problem with “a much more extensive surveillance effort,” saying a federal lag in reporting overdose data was “shameful.” “I think weÃâà...
CNN
January 9, 2017
William J. Bennett was director of drug control policy, 1989-1990, and US secretary of education, 1985-1988. John P. Walters is the Hudson Institute's chief operating officer and was director of drug control policy, 2001-2009. The authors have consulted with the Trump transition. The views expressed in thisÃâà...
Boston Globe
September 9, 2015
Cathy Fennelly's son, Paul, fatally overdosed earlier this year from fentanyl-laced heroin. At a press conference last month to announce proposed legislation making fentanyl trafficking a crime, Fennelly held up the death certificate for her son. By William J. Bennett and John P. Walters September 08, 2015.
Huffington Post
June 19, 2014
John P. Walters, director of drug control policy under President George W. Bush, wrote on what he views as an inconsistency between libertarian philosophy and support for ending the war on drugs. He claims libertarians get it wrong on drugs. Mr. Walters gets it wrong on drugs, as well as on libertarians.
Reason Online (blog)
May 3, 2012
In a new Weekly Standard essay, former drug czar John P. Walters explains why the idea of legalizing drugs is "Dumber Than You May Think." And not only dumb. "Irresponsible talk of legalization weakens public resolve against use and addiction," he warns. "It attacks the moral clarity that supportsÃâà...
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