counterdrug
Opposing illegal substances
Counterdrug describes efforts to combat illegal drug trafficking and use.
The term appears primarily in military and law enforcement contexts: counterdrug operations, counterdrug strategy, counterdrug task force.
It functions as an adjective modifying programs, policies, and activities aimed at interdiction, enforcement, or prevention.
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- raidSudden armed incursion
- bustFailure or sculpture
- arrestSeize by law
confiscation · sting · surveillance · undercover · informant · SWAT · taskforce · DEA
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- legalizationMaking something lawful
decriminalization · treaty · control · DEA · FDA · prescription · narcotics · pharmaceuticals
Systematic observation of subjects
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- wiretapHidden listening device
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
asset · tracking · analysis · interagency · cooperation · tipline · monitoring · reconnaissance
Systematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- outreachProactive community assistance
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
interdiction
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
arrest · confiscation · sting · surveillance · undercover · informant · SWAT · taskforce · DEA · operation
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
legalization · decriminalization · treaty · control · DEA · FDA · prescription · narcotics · pharmaceuticals · reform
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- wiretapHidden listening device
decoy · asset · tracking · analysis · interagency · cooperation · tipline · monitoring · reconnaissance · profiling
education
Systematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- outreachProactive community assistance
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
mentorship · counseling · rehabilitation · abstinence · resilience
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
addiction · naloxone · methadone · counseling · therapy · sobriety · relapse · intervention · inpatient · outpatient
counterdrugdrug trafficking
Illegal distribution of controlled substances
narcotrafficking · trafficking · drug smuggling · drug running · drug dealing
counterdrugdrug legalization
Permitting controlled substances officially
decriminalization · narco-state · harm reduction · legalization · drug reform
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