United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-10-08 monographic deposited born digital 72 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-97-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12 P0b002ee180383368 f:he97012 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12 HEHS-97-12 Drug treatment Drug abuse Appropriated funds Alcohol or drug abuse problems Alcohol abuse Federal aid programs State aid Local governments Medicare Program Medicaid Program Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children Head Start Program National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey WIC Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the financial support provided for substance abuse and treatment activities by federal, state, and local governments and the private sector.<p/>GAO found that: (1) federal funding for substance abuse treatment and prevention activities for fiscal year (FY) 1994 totalled $4.4 billion; (2) the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Veterans Affairs provided 83 percent of total federal funding for treatment and prevention activities for FY 1994; (3) many federal programs targeted specific population groups and provided a wide range of treatment and prevention services; (4) state, county, and local governments' total expenditures for treatment and prevention activities amounted to $1.6 billion for FY 1994; (5) private funding for substance abuse treatment totalled $1 billion in 1993; (6) the financial information provided by federal, state, and local governments underestimated the total amount spent on drug abuse and prevention services because they did not report all sources of contributions; (7) treatment services received the greater portion of funding from all entities; and (8) from FY 1990 to 1994, the federal government increased its financial support for treatment and prevention activities by 60 percent and state, county, and local governments' combined funding for treatment and prevention activities increased by 22 percent. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12.pdf GAO/HEHS-97-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-97-12 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-97-12; Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Billions Spent Annually for Treatment and Prevention Activities; Drug treatment Drug abuse Appropriated funds Alcohol or drug abuse problems Alcohol abuse Federal aid programs State aid Local governments Medicare Program Medicaid Program Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children Head Start Program National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey WIC Public Law 100-690