---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 86.1"
title: "34"
number: "86.1"
heading: "What is the purpose of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention regulations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/86.1"
---

# §86.1. What is the purpose of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention regulations?


The purpose of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention regulations is to implement [section 22](/cfr/34/22.md) of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989, which added [section 1213](/cfr/34/1213.md) to the Higher Education Act. These amendments require that, as a condition of receiving funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program, an institution of higher education (IHE) must certify that it has adopted and implemented a drug prevention program as described in this part.


## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 66225, Dec. 17, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1145g, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 33581, Aug. 16, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 66225, Dec. 17, 1996]