ERIC Number: ED096591
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1973-Sep
Pages: 95
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Survey of City/County Drug Abuse Activities 1972.
Drug Abuse Council, Inc., Washington, DC.
This monograph is the second of a two-part report delineating state and local government activities and programs in the area of drug abuse. Presented here are the efforts of cities and counties to control drug abuse, accompanied by comparisons with state actions where appropriate. A survey instrument was developed by the Drug Abuse Council, Inc. and distributed in 1972 to 409 cities and 313 counties, nationwide. Survey results for cities and counties were analyzed separately and were then further subdivided for analysis by size and by region. The five topic areas of the report are treatment and rehabilitation, education, law enforcement, administration, and funding. A major finding included the identification of nearly 1,000 methadone maintenance patients under the age of 18--a surprisingly large number. Employment rates among individuals enrolled in state, city, and county operated methadone maintenance programs were found to be very low. The response by many public schools to student drug use was particularly disturbing, and while many jurisdictions provided statistics on the number of arrests for possession and sale of marijuana and heroin, few provided followup information on these arrests. (Author/PC)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Drug Abuse Council, Inc., Washington, DC.
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