ABOUT US
NAADPC
Integrated experience in DRUG POLICY
The National African American Drug Policy Coalition is a coalition of pre-eminent African American professional organizations united to promote drug policies and laws that embrace the public health nature of drug abuse and provide a more effective and humane approach to address the chronic societal problem of drug abuse.
SECTION
Why we are different?
Public Health Focused
To shift public resources into education, prevention, treatment and research programs, which has been proven significantly more effective in reducing drug abuse than the use of expensive criminal sanctions.
Service Programs
To enhance provision of substance abuse treatment upon request, particularly for those living at or below the poverty level, including necessary ancillary services and assistance such as mental health care, housing, case management, literacy, job readiness and vocational training, transportation, child care and peer and family supports.
Drug Offenses
- To restore equity to the criminal justice system by addressing the disproportional adverse effect of drug law enforcement on people of color and the poor.
OUR EXPERIENCE
Prevention
To provide enrichment opportunities and comprehensive health education to youth as a means of preventing drug use and other potentially harmful behaviors.
ABOUT US
Our team
Winston Price, MD
President & Chair
Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr. (Ret.)
Executive Director
Ura Jean Bailey, PhD
Secretary-Treasurer