The November 1989 amendments to the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 earmarked $173 million directed primarily toward school Districts in disadvantaged areas. Attempts by some Congressional representatives and the President to interfere in sensitive local school issues (drug testing and mandated curricula) were dampened by education…

Discusses legislation aimed at prevention, identification, and treatment of prenatal exposure to controlled substances and the consequences of such exposure. Coercive state intervention can include involuntary civil commitment, child protection; and criminal prosecution. Such intervention raises constitutional issues of privacy and…