This booklet attempts to provide clear answers to many of the questions currently being raised about the abuse of drugs, and to assist Americans of all ages to inform themselves about this critical problem. Issued by the Federal Government, it contains statements by President Nixon and Jerome H. Jaffe, M.D., Director of the Special Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, Washington, D.C. A section entitled "The Federal Response to the Drug Abuse Problem" gives attention to the efforts to reduce the supply of drugs and efforts to reduce the demand for drugs. There follow six brief sections devoted to general questions and answers about drug abuse, sedatives, hallucinogens, stimulants, narcotics, and marijuana. (LK)