The President's National Drug Control Strategy 2004 focuses on three
             key areas: the prevention of drug use, providing treatment for drug
             addiction, and damaging the economic basis of the drug trade. In the
             strategy, the President notes a special role for law enforcement, school
             and community. In addition, the arrest of drug dealers is an important
             component of the policy. Despite its many positive points, like a focus on
             treatment, the President's drug policy has several important flaws.
             Overall, the President's drug policy will be held to be successful if it
             holds up to long-term goals like reducing drug use and crime that is
             associated with the use of illegal drugs.
             Law enforcement plays an important role in the President's drug
             policy. Importantly, the policy proposes "close alliances between treatment
             and law enforcement" as part of a larger alliance between the community and
             government. As an example, the policy notes the case of Shirley Morgan and
             the growing drug trade in rural Portland near Mount Hood. She headed a
             community group that coupled a volunteer coalition that collected
             intelligence on drug activities with the activities of the local police
             In addition to the need for community involvement with law
             enforcement, the policy notes the importance of law enforcement targeting
             higher ups in the drug trade. As such, the policy notes the efforts of the
             multi-agency Special Operations Division (SOD), which works to coordinate
             the action of different federal agencies with state and local agencies,
             including Columbian and Mexican counterparts. This coordination plays an
             important role in stopping "trafficking organizations can span dozens of
             states and hundreds of jurisdictions."
             School and community are important components of the President's drug
             policy. As noted earlier, the policy focuses keenly on the cooperation of
             community groups with ...