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"This material was developed by the National Drug Abuse Center for Training and Resource Development, pursuant to Contract Number 271-78-4600"--T.p. verso. ; [1] Trainer manual--[2] Participant manual. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Drug use remains a prominent aspect of the American environment. Consequently, this analysis was undertaken to examine the current as well as the projected role of the federal government in drug abuse. Based on an examination of federal expenditures between the years of 1976 and 1980, the intelligence, corrections, interdictions, federal prosecutions, and compliance categories have increased their proportions of the budget, but not enough to compensate for inflation. Based on the foregoing, there is a continuing desire for states to increase their operational responsibilities; however, a well-structured mechanism for evaluation in law enforcement efforts is lacking. Even so, it appears that the level of concern accorded by the federal government to psychoactive substance use is progressively decreasing.

The use of illegal intoxicating drugs by young people has reached epidemic proportions. The seriousness of the social problems underlying drug usage and the gravity of consequences for individuals and for society as a whole are a challenge to the adult world. Members of the medical profession are in a particularly strategic position to help meet that challenge. Through research, through legislative study, through clinical contacts, and through self-education and participation in community education programs, physicians can help to fulfill the responsibility of their generation for responding with integrity and intelligent leadership to this as well as to other problems of the times.

Hearing on: S. 2139, S. 2999 and S. 1189. ; Hearing on S. 1189, 2139, and 2999 ; Includes bibliographies. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Congressional Record - Drug Abuse in the Military: Senator Hughes Remarks

Includes bibliographical references. ; Cline, S. The Federal drug abuse budget for fiscal year 1975.--Goldberg, P. and Akins, C. Issues in organizing for drug abuse prevention. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The California Legislature has directed the Regents of the University of California to collect and act as an information exchange on research and services relating to drug abuse, and to provide advice with respect to fields in which research is needed.

Some time during mid-january, hearings on a new bill, intended to stop the misuse of drugs in racehorses, will be held in the U.S. Senate. The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) wholeheartedly supports the bill and, in fact, worked with the American Horse Protection Association as one of the co-authors of its specific provisions. But to many sectors of the racing industry, the bill is anathema. They believe that enactment of this legislation will surely spell financial ruin for the racetracks of America, given the costs that will be entailed in foregoing the alleged benefits of drugs, and in setting up the drug analysis labs which will be a required part of checking to make sure that no unsound horse enters a race temporarily fortified by pharmaceuticals.

INTRODUCTION Over the past several years, public concern has greatly increased over mind-altering drug use among students. That concern has been evoked by a flow of reports from individuals, mass media, the police, and other governmental agencies, educators, and the community. The reports are consistent in telling of a remarkable expansion of student interest in and use of drugs which are illicit or exotic. Drug abuse is an issue that concerns all levels of society, from the very low socio-economic groups to the extreme high socio-economic groups. The potential drug abusers range from the submissive poor to the successful affluent groups of individuals. The problem of drug abuse in our nation is rising at such an alarming rate, which warrants the condition that if we are to survive as a society that is not hampered by the frills and thrills of addicts, it is imperative that we find a workable solution. Currently, preventative and rehabilitative efforts are being made to combat the problem of drug abuse. There are controversial views as to the cause of drug abuse, which consequently make drug abuse a difficult problem for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation or the road back (as it is often called) is a puzzling task. A recent review of rehabilitation approaches to drug abuse stated: No one knows whether the goals of treatment as set forth are realistic or even desirable. Since no one knows why people become narcotic addicts, no one knows either how to make them stop or what will happen if they do stop. Not all approaches to rehabilitation are the same; different people require somewhat different treatment. The method of treatment are unlike in nature as the individuals themselves. The task of getting people to stop abusing drugs is as complex as it is confusing. According to DeLong, there is no uniform theory of addiction and no adequate description of the addict population. Also, addiction has spread rapidly in recent years, and we know less about the new population than we do about the old, and we knew very little before.

Organizational issues inevitably have a crucial impact on policy development, particularly in drug issues. Consequently, an evaluation of the organizational framework of federal efforts was conducted. Based on this examination, innumerable federal agencies which have authority in drug abuse exist in all three branches of government. Unfortunately, this has resulted in many areas of duplication and in arbitrarily drawn lines of responsibilities. Furthermore, the organization of federal drug efforts reflects commonly held misconceptions about the use of psychoactive substances and policy contradictions between economic and public health aspects of the usage of these substances. Finally, the coordination of federal drug efforts remains ill-defined.

At head of title: 92d Congress, 1st session. Committee print. ; Mode of access: Internet.

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Reuse of record except for individual research requires license from Congressional Information Service, Inc. ; "Serial no. 93-48." ; CIS Microfiche Accession Numbers: CIS 74 H501-8 ; Microfiche. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This report by the Legislative Audit Council reviews the full programmatic audit it performed on the South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug abuse, in which it examined all major facets of this agency including its management, organization, internal administration, finances, program management and other tasks and duties. The Legislative Audit Council also performed a detailed study of the delivery system for alcohol and drug abuse services including the role of county alcohol and drug abuse commissions.

Includes index ; "Contains the legal opinions of the Office of the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services ."--Foreword ; Mode of access: Internet.