Description

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. Functions: Administers, through its component units, programs of research and treatment in areas of substance abuse (alcohol and drugs) and mental health. Abolished: By the ADAMHA Reorganization Act (106 Stat. 323), July 10, 1992, with treatment functions formerly exercised by NIMH, NIAAA, and NIDA transferred to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a PHS agency established by same act; and with NIMH, NIAAA, and NIDA transferred to the National Institutes of Health as research agencies. Successor Agencies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (1992-PRESENT )