ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM - PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOINT CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, JUSTICE, AND TRANSPORTATION, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, FEB 21-23, 1972

• NCJ Number: 13636
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 284 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Admin; US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare; US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COLLECTION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE INTERAGENCY CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S CENTER OF ADULT EDUCATION.

Abstract

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS CONFERENCE WAS TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS TO DEAL WITH THE ALCOHOLIC OFFENDER, THE DRINKING DRIVER AND THE PUBLIC INEBRIATE. TO THIS END, THE CONFERENCE WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE WORKSHOPS, EACH DEALING WITH ONE CATEGORY. THE PAPERS CIRCULATED IN ADVANCE OF THE CONFERENCE SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR DISCUSSION IN EACH WORKSHOP. IN GENERAL, DISCUSSION CENTERED ON DEFINING PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTING COOPERATIVE AND PRAGMATIC METHODS FOR SOLUTION. THE THREE WORKSHOPS PRESENTED THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE CONFERENCE'S FINAL SESSION. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS PROVIDED FOR EACH PAPER. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES AGENCY PROFILES, A LIST OF REGIONAL AND STATE PERSONNEL, A LIST OF STATE ALCOHOLISM AUTHORITIES, THE CONFERENCE AGENDA AND THE ROSTER OF PARTICIPANTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)