title: Privacy Act; notification of a new system of records. Public Health Service. Notification of a new system of records: 09-30-0039, "Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Prospective Study (TOPS)".
abstract: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, the Public Health Service (PHS) is publishing a notice of a new system of records entitled "Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Prospective Study (TOPS," HHS/ADAMHA/NIDA, in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). We are also proposing routine uses for this system of records. The purpose of the system is to compile information (data base) for a long-term, large-scale followup study of clients entering drug abuse treatment programs. NIDA will analyze aggregate data to assess the effectiveness of drug abuse treatment programs and to obtain data on drug abusers' behavior and characteristics subsequent to their contacts with the programs.
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