Section 11847 Of Chapter 13. Narcotic And Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Programs From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 13.
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. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is
essential to the health and welfare of the people of this state that
action be taken by state government to effectively and economically
utilize federal and state funds for narcotic and alcohol and other
drug abuse prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation services.
To achieve this, it is necessary that all of the following occur:
(a) Existing fragmented, uncoordinated, and duplicative narcotic
and alcohol and other drug abuse programs be molded into a
comprehensive and integrated statewide program for the prevention of
narcotic and alcohol and other drug abuse and for the care,
treatment, and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts and alcohol and
other drug users.
(b) Responsibility and authority for planning programs and
activities for prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of
narcotic addicts be concentrated in the department. It is the intent
of the Legislature to assign responsibility and grant authority for
planning narcotic and alcoholic and other drug abuse prevention,
care, treatment, and rehabilitation programs to the department whose
functions shall be subject to periodic review by the Legislature and
appropriate federal agencies.
(c) The department succeeds to, and is vested with, all the
duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction with
regard to substance abuse formerly vested in the State Department of
Alcohol and Drug Programs.