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Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1979 to Amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for Other Purposes

NCJ Number
153947
Date Published
1979
Length
264 pages
Annotation
The Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse met to reconsider reauthorization of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Abstract
This hearing focused on the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1979. The witnesses at the hearing represented the Administration, General Accounting Office, and professionals in the area of treatment and prevention who were all working under the Federal drug policy and conditions of changing drug abuse patterns, budget restraints, and new organizational structures. Another witness included a young man who spoke of his experiences of drug addiction and rehabilitation.