Emerging Drug Problems: Despite Changes in Detection and Response Capability,Concerns Remain

摘要

Given the continuing concerns about the demand for drugs and emerging drug useproblems, you asked us to review the efforts of the federal public health agencies to detect the spread of drug use in this country and their ability to respond to potential drug crises. Specifically, you asked us to (1) describe how the public health service agencies have detected and responded to the crack cocaine epidemic, (2) identify any changes made to improve our nation's drug detection and response capability, and (3) identify any remaining issues that could compromise our nation's ability to detect and respond to emerging drug problems.