May 4-5, 1998
Task Force meeting is held in Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Janet Reno, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Barry McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Jeremy Travis, Director, National Institute of Justice
Hoover Adger, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Camille Barry, Acting Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Andrea Baruchin, Chief of Science Policy, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nelson Cooney, President, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Guy Hargreaves, Special Agent, Drug Enforcement Administration
Karol Kumpfer, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Alan Levitt, Senior Advisor, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Harry Matz, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Richard Millstein, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
William Modzeleski, Director, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Mary Ann Pentz, Professor, University of Southern California
Joseph Samuels, Jr., Chief, Oakland (California) Police Department
Frank Vocci, Medications Development Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Topics:
Federal Advisory Committee Act
Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996
Purposes of the Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force
Pharmacology of Methamphetamine
Demographics and Epidemiology
Law Enforcement: Trafficking, Clandestine Laboratories, and Precursor Control
Prevention and Education
Treatment
Task Force Process and Objectives
October 5, 1998
Staff Report on the May 1998 meeting of the Task Force is released.
October 5, 1998
Omaha Community Forum on Methamphetamine is held independently from the Task Force meeting to allow local constituent groups to comment on the methamphetamine problem in the Midwest.
October 5-6, 1998
Task Force meeting is held in Omaha, Nebraska.
Speakers:
Bob Kerrey, U.S. Senator
Jeremy Travis, Director, National Institute of Justice
Donald Vereen, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Ken Carter, Chairperson of the Executive Board, Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Allen Curtis, Executive Director, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
James O'Hara III, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
John Pankonin, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richard Rawson, President, Matrix Center
Jack Riley, Director, Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program, National Institute of Justice
Joseph Samuels, Jr., Chief, Oakland (California) Police Department
Judith Tymeson-Barnes, Program Services Director, Douglas County (Nebraska) Drug Court
William Vega, Director, Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio
Topics:
Review of Proceedings From the May Meeting
Presentations on the Local Situation
The National Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program Report and the Nebraska ADAM Project: Methamphetamine Use Among Arrestees
Review of Past Recommendations and Current Activities for the Prevention and Education Category
Review of Past Recommendations and Current Activities for the Treatment Category
Review of Past Recommendations and Current Activities for the Research Category
Review of Past Recommendations and Current Activities for the Law Enforcement Category
Summary and Review of Meeting Accomplishments, Development of Plans for Next Steps, and Concluding Remarks
January 1999
Staff Report on the October 1998 meeting of the Task Force is released.
May 4, 1999
Town Hall Meeting: A Focus on Methamphetamine, sponsored by the County of San Diego Methamphetamine Strike Force in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice, is held independently from the Task Force meeting to allow local constituent groups to comment on the methamphetamine problem in the Midwest.
May 4-5, 1999
Task Force meeting is held in San Diego, California.
Speakers:
Jeremy Travis, Director, National Institute of Justice
Donald Vereen, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Gail Beaumont, Senior Education Program Specialist, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Veh Bezdikian, Social Science Analyst, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Jack Drown, Undersheriff, San Diego County Sheriff's Department
Thomas Feucht, Director, Crime Control and Prevention Division, National Institute of Justice
Robert K. Ross, Director, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
Greg Vega, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California
Stephen Wing, Policy Analyst, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Topics:
Overview of the Draft Task Force Report to the Attorney General
Review of the Introduction Section, Draft Report
Review of the Treatment Section, Draft Report
Review of the Prevention and Education Section, Draft Report
Review of the Law Enforcement Section, Draft Report
Review of Proposed Appendixes, Draft Report
Review of the Conclusions/Implementation Section, Draft Report
Next Steps
November 30, 1999
Meeting Report on the May 1999 meeting of the Task Force is released.
November 30, 1999
Task Force meeting and National Town Hall Meeting on Methamphetamine is held in Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Brent Coles, Mayor, Boise, Idaho
Barry McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Janet Reno, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Topics:
Role of the Federal Government in Helping Communities Forge Partnerships
Role of the Federal Government in Responding to Drug Crises
Addressing Methamphetamine in Rural America
