As director of ONDCP, McCaffrey wrote and published the first "National Drug Control Strategy".McCaffrey, Gen. Barry R. National Drug Control Strategy (DIANE Publishing, May 1, 1997). The book-length white paper proposed a comprehensive 10-year plan; profiled drug abusers and trends in youth drug abuse; listed health consequences; estimated the cost of drug-related crime; recognized that illegal drugs remain widely available; presented strategic goals and objectives for demand and supply reduction and measures of effectiveness; and proposed a comprehensive approach including initiatives aimed at youth and initiatives to reduce drug-related crime and violence, to reduce health and social problems, to shield U.S. frontiers, and to reduce drug availability; and asked for resources to implement the strategy.National Drug Control Strategy .Public Broadcasting System (PBS) (October 2000)."Frontline interview"
