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Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102

§1522 Purposes

Title 21 › CHAPTER 20 — NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER II — DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES › § 1522

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets eight goals to reduce substance use and misuse. They aim to lower substance use among youth across the United States and, over time, among adults; strengthen cooperation among communities and federal, State, local, and tribal governments; boost citizen involvement and teamwork in communities that commit long-term; redirect funds from the fiscal year 1998 Federal drug control budget to provide technical help, guidance, and money to those communities; share proven best practices; support but not replace local efforts; and encourage community anti-drug coalitions.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §1522

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The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1)to reduce substance use and misuse among youth in communities throughout the United States, and over time, to reduce substance use and misuse among adults;
(2)to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and State, local, and tribal governments;
(3)to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of substance use and misuse among youth;
(4)to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing substance use and misuse among youth;
(5)to rechannel resources from the fiscal year 1998 Federal drug control budget to provide technical assistance, guidance, and financial support to communities that demonstrate a long-term commitment in reducing substance use and misuse among youth;
(6)to disseminate to communities timely information regarding the state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in reducing substance use and misuse among youth;
(7)to enhance, not supplant, local community initiatives for reducing substance use and misuse among youth; and
(8)to encourage the creation of and support for community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United States.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(1). See 2018 Amendment note below. 2018—Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), substituted “substance use and misuse” for “substance abuse” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2019 Amendment Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(2), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1158, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this subsection [amending this section, section 1506, 1523, 1524, 1531 to 1533, 1535, 1541 to 1548, and 1705 of this title, and provisions set out as notes under section 1521, 1524, and 1532 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018 (subtitle K of title VIII of Public Law 115–271) [see Tables for classification].”

Reference

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Citation

21 U.S.C. § 1522

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102