All drug efforts are coordinated by a national drug policy board chaired by the Attorney General. While it is important to reduce the supplies of drugs coming into the country, it is critical to stop the demand for drugs in the neighborhoods. Drug use by criminals must also be attacked. Research has demonstrated that active police enforcement can reduce drug demand and drug-related crimes such as robberies and burglaries. In order to do their work well, local police need information about drug abuse among criminals and options for local law enforcement. Research on ways to help local police fight the drug war will pay off just as research provided ways to stop airline hijacking and developed bullet-proof vests. An example of effective criminal justice research is the Drug Use Forecasting System. Further, new technologies are developing that should make such activities as drug testing more reliable. Police departments must be given information and resources with which to fight local drug problems.