Keywords
Drug Control; National Security; Intelligence; Government; United States Threat; Political Science
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the current drug crisis in the United States with the intention of forming a sound National Security Report and Strategy to equip current and future administrations with the necessary tools and information to adapt to the modern crisis. The number of drug induced and related deaths are rising in the U.S., which arguably is cause for alarm at the federal level. With the country divided on how to properly attack this crisis, which affects hundreds of thousands of lives across the nation, this thesis aims to provide a solution to a drug crisis that is unlike any other in the history of the U.S. This thesis aims to study the history of the evolution of drug use in the United States, as well as how previous and current administrations have responded to the way in which their specific drug crisis was impacting the nation at the time. This analysis is designed to fully understand the level of success to which the drug problem has been handled by former presidential administrations so as to propose a well educated solution to the constantly evolving drug problems of today and tomorrow. In order to properly understand the modern drug challenges in today’s societal and pharmaceutical conditions, research will be conducted on current drug trends that will range from drug usage to drug arrests to societal drug beliefs. This research, in conjunction with the analysis of past American counter-drug initiatives, will be used to craft a new National Security Report and Strategy that mimic the format of legitimate intelligence and national security documents.
Thesis Completion Year
2025
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Larsen, Kelsey
College
College of Sciences
Department
School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs
Thesis Discipline
National Security
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Notes
N/A
STARS Citation
Freehafer, Anna B., "Solving the National Security Threat of the United States Drug Crisis" (2025). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 325.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/325
Included in
American Politics Commons, Defense and Security Studies Commons, Other Political Science Commons
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