President Obama's nominee for drug czar, Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, on Wednesday said his family has experienced firsthand the "human suffering" of drug abuse, but did not mention his adult stepson now being held without bail in a Florida jail.
Mr. Kerlikowske said the success of the nation's drug control efforts are "largely dependent" on its ability to decrease demand, especially among young people, and thanked the Obama White House for promising to include local police in that effort.
"Our nation's drug problem is one of human suffering. And as a police officer, but also in my own family, I have experienced the effects that drugs can have on our youth, our families and our communities," Mr. Kerlikowske, a 36-year law enforcement veteran, said when accepting the nomination.
Mr. Kerlikowske's 39-year-old stepson, Jeffrey, was arrested last month for a parole violation and faced misdemeanor marijuana-related drug charges in 2006 and 1998.
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