This 2005 Policy Brief examines the impact of the FY2006 federal drug budget on state and local drug control programming. Noting that the budget reduced support for state and local efforts, as well as cooperative programs between the federal government and states and localities, the Brief notes that the FY2006 drug budget marks a shift in U.S. drug policy toward more centralized federal programming.

Original Publication: March 2005

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