42 U.S.C. § 242 : US Code - Section 242: Studies and investigations on use and misuse of narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to Attorney General; cooperation with States

Search 42 U.S.C. § 242 : US Code - Section 242: Studies and investigations on use and misuse of narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to Attorney General; cooperation with States

(a) In carrying out the purposes of section 241 of this title
with respect to drugs the use or misuse of which might result in
drug abuse or dependency, the studies and investigations authorized
therein shall include the use and misuse of narcotic drugs and
other drugs. Such studies and investigations shall further include
the quantities of crude opium, coca leaves, and their salts,
derivatives, and preparations, and other drugs subject to control
under the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.] and
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act [21 U.S.C. 951 et
seq.], together with reserves thereof, necessary to supply the
normal and emergency medicinal and scientific requirements of the
United States. The results of studies and investigations of the
quantities of narcotic drugs or other drugs subject to control
under such Acts, together with reserves of such drugs, that are
necessary to supply the normal and emergency medicinal and
scientific requirements of the United States, shall be reported not
later than the first day of April of each year to the Attorney
General, to be used at his discretion in determining manufacturing
quotas or importation requirements under such Acts.
(b) The Surgeon General shall cooperate with States for the
purpose of aiding them to solve their narcotic drug problems and
shall give authorized representatives of the States the benefit of
his experience in the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of
narcotic addicts to the end that each State may be encouraged to
provide adequate facilities and methods for the care and treatment
of its narcotic addicts.