A Rural Communities Response to Drug Abuse.

Autor/in	Jacobs, Peter J.
Titel	A Rural Communities Response to Drug Abuse.
Quelle	(1977), (14 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agency Cooperation; Community Action; Community Health Services; Drug Abuse; Economic Development; Health Programs; Intervention; Program Development; Rural Population; Rural Youth; Socioeconomic Influences; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Programmplanung; Landbevölkerung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	The upward economic flux of Pike County is having a dramatic impact on the traditional morals and values held by the established community. Drug availability has increased proportionately with improved highway systems, accessibility of money, and increasing numbers of youth with their own cars. Although 75% of the population live in isolated areas, there are only 9 deputies covering the area to prevent or divert sales and exchanges of drugs. This also increases the illicit drug traffic. Thus in 1974, an educational/preventive drug treatment program for Pike County was implemented. The program offers individual, group and family counseling; drug education to schools and community; criminal justice referral/intake; drug diversion/prevention; crisis intervention; speakers bureau; recreation; and a hot line, to be established this fiscal year. Sometimes the drug council works with other community agencies to help a client. The program serves the prescription drug abuser as well as the illicit drug abuser. At the local level, the program is governed by a Council, comprised of interested citizens, which is regionally responsible to the Paint Valley Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The program has established a healthy relationship with the judicial system, hospitals and schools. The most difficult problem encountered has been the lack of resources. The community has been very responsive and supportive of the program, which has begun its third year of services to Pike County. (NQ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC