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PRACTICE-IIB
(Community, Social &
Administra?ve Pharmacy)
Community Pharmacy (Theory)
Credit Hours: 03 (6th Semester)
Lecture 05
q Educa@on
q Treatment
q Public Policy
q Law Enforcement
Official Agencies & Programs
1. Department of Jus@ce
• Law enforcement; prisons, & other aspects of
jus@ce system
• Drug Enforcement Agency
• Lead governmental agency on drugs
2. Department of Health & Human Services
• Educa@on, automa@c protec@on & regula@on
• Rapid diagnosis & interven@on with treatment
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
• Na@onal Ins@tute on Drug Abuse.
Official Agencies & Programs
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administra@on (SAMSHA)
4. Na@onal Ins@tute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
lead federal research agency
5. Food and Drug Administra@on (FDA)
federal regulatory agency for legal drugs
6. State government
influence the outcome of drug wars through
advocacy, administra@ve aid and legisla@on
Official Agencies & Programs
7. Regional coordina@on offices
provide a link between state and local efforts
8. Local agencies & programs
• Local coordina@on councils
• Preven@on through educa@on
• Interven@on and treatment
• Law enforcement
Nongovernmental Drug Preven?on
and Control