Narcotics research, rehabilitation, and treatment. Hearings, Ninety ...

468$15, $17, and $19 million, just to give you a sense of some modestincrease in the research efforts.Mr. Perito. If I understand it correctly, in fiscal 1971, $7,987,000was spent directly by NIMH on drug abuse research; is that correct?Dr. Brown. Yes.:\Ir. Perito. And in 1972, $9,325,000 will be spent?Dr. Brown. I do not know which subfigures j^ou are adding. Oneof the issues, Mr. Perito, is that we spend approximately—the figuresyou said—$6 or $7 million in drug abuse, that is on the amphetaminesand barbiturates, heroin, cocaine, et cetera. We do have a very importantpsychopharmacolog}^ research program that looks at alldrug use and enhances our research endeavors, that $9.8 million, soAvhen we give you the figure of $17 or $19 million and that is why webroke itdoM'n, one must distinguish between the subportion, roughh'a third, that is, on drug abuse, clearly drugs of abuse, as opposed topsA'chopharmacolog}^ or drug use. So, the relationships from theresearch point of view, I am sure are clear to you.Mr. Perito. Two final questions. What was the demand for fundsthis past year for research in the area of narcotic antagonist?Dr. Brown. I do not know the answer for that. Dr. Martin, is thatsomething you are aware of?Dr. Martin. No.Dr. Brown. There was slightly more demand than we had resourcesfor. That I can say, but not a heck of a lot.Mr. Perito. So, you turned down some requests for research in thearea of antagonists?Dr. Brown. Not for antagonists per se. In relation to the antagonistswe funded all the research that has come to us or that we could find.Mr. Perito. One final question for Dr. Martin. Dr. Martin, I takeit from your testimony, that the resources available to private hidustry,insofar as laboratory facilities capable of jjerforming toxicity studiesare concerned, far exceed anj'thing our Government has available to it.Is that a fair statement?Dr. Martin. Yes; I think so.Mr. Perito. In your professional judgment, would it be worthwhilefor our Government to greatly exj^and its laboratory facilities to dotoxicity testing insofar as narcotics research is concerned?Dr. Martin. Yes; I think this woidd be most helpful and mostnecessary.Mr. Perito. Thank you. Mr. Chairman.Chairman Pepper. Mr. Blommer?Mr. Blommer. I have just one comment, Mr. Chau'man, to enlightenour record and maybe Dr. Brown. Dr. Revici has no facilities forfollowing up on the 1,700 people he has given Perse except for tht^ 2Aveeks he is in direct contact ^\ ith them. So, I tliink that CongressmanSteiger was a little bit misstating a point to saj^ that they are fine. ButI would add a note of hope and that is that the assistant coroner ofNew York (^ity has never heard Dr. Revici's name.That is all I have.Chairman Pepper. The last comment— that suggests the ])ossibilitythat if you had somebody like Dr. Revici, who might not be verygood at recordkeeping, not very good in kee])ing his files and thewritten data, would it be within the scope of your authority to help