Addiction is causing a lot of issues and problems in the United States. Drug and alcohol abuse leading agencies are working to find a way to fight addiction and promote a healthier lifestyle while recovering.
Federal agencies are able to support programs more than local ones. An example of a Federal agency would be the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which is currently being supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It’s been reported that each year, they’ve given millions of dollars to programs related to addiction.
Nongovernment organizations, which are smaller than a government agency, get money from other agencies. Because they’re smaller, they don’t the type of funding that bigger agencies have to work with. They have to rely on donations and any available grants. The smaller agencies will focus on a specific problem happening in that area.
It’s pretty common for a bigger agency to have services like paid hospital/rehabilitation facility stays, substance-abuse meetings and medical evaluation. Whereas a smaller agency won’t have the funds to offer these services to people.
Cost for these agencies can be really affordable, especially if it’s run by a nonprofit organization. The cost for running the organization, however, is extremely high. There are people to pay and supplies and services are needed.
According to reports, more than a third of Americans older than the age of 12 have a problem with substance abuse.
These organizations are doing what they can to stop drug sales from happening on the Internet. The Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration teamed up in 2003 to create Operate Gray Lord to stop narcotics from being sold online.
They take a new, different approach to fighting addiction then they’ve done before. They feel that they could get a lot more done if they team up with other organizations.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration integrated with one another to reduce, and hopefully, eliminate drug trafficking.
