Drug Abuse Research Federal Funding and Future Needs

Abstract

Drug abuse is a complex problem having wide impact on individuals, families, and communities. For government and others to respond with policies and programs that effectively prevent, deter, or treat drug abuse, they need to understand both the fundamental biological and social causes of drug abuse and the most effective ways to deal with them. The Chairman of the House Committee on Government Operations asked GAO to review federally-funded drug abuse research. Specifically, GAO (1) reviewed trends in funding federally-sponsored research on drug abuse compared with other trends in federal research support, (2) reviewed trends in funding different categories of drug abuse research, and (3) asked experts in the field about priority research questions regarding the causes, prevention, and treatment of drug abuse.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA367751

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Crime
  • Drug Abuse
  • Families (Human)
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy
  • Social Sciences
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.