Show Legislation Reauthorization Drug and Alcohol Research Programs Becomes Law Sen Hatch Report WASHINGTON President D.C.-President Reagan signed into law Tuesday a abill abill abill bill federal drug and alcohol abuse research programs programs- an action Sen Orrin Hatch Utah R-Utah said was a step toward the completion completion completion comple comple- tion of the health agenda in the Congress With Sens Sense Gordon Humphrey R- R NH and Hatch as original legislative legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive sponsors the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983 public Law 9 98 24 24 fiscal 1983 and 1984 appropriations for research on drug and alcohol abuse and encourages encourages encourages en en- emphasis is on prevention research programs Hatch is chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of of- the Senate Committee on Labor an and Hurri Human n Re Resources es and nd Humphrey H I is chairman n of Sub its its its' Suh commit committee e on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse This bill represents the continuing continuing continuing ing commitment by the president and many of us in Congress to solve the problems of alcoholism alcohol abuse and drug abuse This three-fold three cancer within our society eats away at our e economy onomy while physically spiritually and nd emotionally crippling our pe people Hatch said Our legislation now that it has become the law of the land will efficiently efficiently efficiently effi effi- federal federal federal fed fed- and economically target eral support for research in alcohol abuse drug abuse and m mental health Data from this research will aid in designing treatment methods and informing people of the dangers and effects of abuse of controlled ces It is important to make known that a lot of this research is done in Utah Utah Utah-Utah Utah received more than in research grants in fiscal 1982 Alcohol and drug abuse are among the more important issues Utah citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens face today Utah designated the month of April as Alcohol Abuse Awareness Month to raise citizens citizens' consciousness about these health problems Hatch said Through national and local efforts such as this we can work cooperatively to reduce the strain of alcohol and drug abuse on our society Preventing diseases before they happen can make significant contributions contributions contributions contri contri- to holding costs down and thereby keeping good health care available to everyone P PL L. L 98 24 is the first in what I hope will be a string of odise disease e preventive measures this Congress approves and the president president pres pres- ident signs ident-signs signs into law Hatch said |