NCJ Number
1710
Date Published
1972
Length
47 pages
Annotation
A PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ABUSE DRUGS BY INTERVENING AT THREE STAGES IN A PERSON'S MOVEMENT TOWARD DRUG ABUSE.
Abstract
TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT CAUSE AN INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE A PROPENSITY TO ABUSE DRUGS, TO REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ABUSE DRUGS BY CUTTING DOWN ON THE SUPPLY OF ILLICIT DRUGS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND TO TREAT AND REHABILITATE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME DRUG ABUSERS. PROGRAM CONTENT, PROJECTED RESULTS, COMMUNITY FINANCING, AGENCIES ENGAGED IN DRUG RELATED ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE ROLE FOR THE COMMUNITY DRUG ACTION COMMITTEE.