Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
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The Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE) was a Justice Department
agency that Richard Nixon
established in January 1972, headed by Myles Ambrose
. The office was chiefly a tool for the federal government to assist local government in enforcing drug laws and oblige drug addicts to undergo rehabilitation
. In July 1973, ODALE was consolidated, along with several other agencies, into the newly established Drug Enforcement Administration
.
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
agency that Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
established in January 1972, headed by Myles Ambrose
Myles Ambrose
Myles Joseph Ambrose was the Commissioner of Customs under president Richard M. Nixon and in January 1972 was appointed director of the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement , a drug enforcement agency tasked primarily with the US federal government aiding local drug enforcement...
. The office was chiefly a tool for the federal government to assist local government in enforcing drug laws and oblige drug addicts to undergo rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
. In July 1973, ODALE was consolidated, along with several other agencies, into the newly established Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
.
Sources
- The Quest for Drug Control by David F. MustoDavid F. MustoDavid Franklin Musto was an American expert on U.S. drug policy and the War on Drugs who served as a government adviser on the subject during the Presidency of Jimmy Carter...
, Pamela Korsmeyer - PBS Frontline:Thirty Years of America's Drug War