HomeMy WebLinkAbout73-117B~ IT R~SOLVED by this Board that the attached plan is
hereby adopted by this Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by tha Butte County Board of Supervisors
this 10th day of July, 1973, by ~the ~ollowing vote:
AYES: Supervisors Cameron, Gilman, La,dd, Madigan and Chairman
McKillop
NO~S: None
.ABSFNT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ac McKil o, C ai man
f the Board af Supervisors
ATTEST:
CLARK A.NELSON, County Clerk
~ ;and ex-of~icio C1erk of the
"`~oard of Supervisars
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RESOZUTTON APPROVING BUTTE COUI~tY DRUG
PROGRAM PORTION OF THE SHORT-DOYLE PLAN
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T0: Butt,e County Technical Advisory Cor,unittee on Druga
Men~al Health Advisory Coirm~ittee
FROM: Irena Heindlf M.D:
SUBJECTa Summarys County Drug Progrem Portion o~' Short-Aoyle Plan `
~ DATE: dune ].8~ 1973
On December 15, 1972~ the Campbell-Moretti-Deulano~ia^ Drug Abuse
Trea~tment Act (SB 714) was signed by the governor. Tt providea the mechani.sms
and funding necassary i'or counties to begin to develop a comprehenaive drug
. abuse program. It requires the county drug program coordinator to develop
a couo~y drug portion stith components inc~.uding elemants related to preven- ~
tion, deCoxification, treatmant and referral, rehab~litation and coordina~fon
oT programe and other community aervicee.
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, , Prevontian Camponent Thru Intensified Educational Efforta
- Throu~h special p~ogram of County Superintendent of Schools under leader-
~ship of C2int Jones to affect teaching regard~.ng drugs in all Zocal school
distrieta. ' '
.. Specially trained leadership groups composed of facolty n~embera~ students
and oommunity representativea in five school districts xith more in the '
o~'fing. -
- Menta3. Health Servicea providing direct professional consultation to
~ma~or achool districts.
~ CSU providing educational opportunities for students and others through
~Tormal olasses and apeaial seminars.
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- Butte County Sheriff's Department has designated sfaff•time of its
deputies to work in programa of education and service within high schools.
- ACRC is establishing ongoing program to provide local r~ews media xith
• pertinent informati.on,.to develop TV programs and speciai features for '
local ~ommercial telavision. .
- DCRC preparing and dietributing informational bulletins ~e medical
' and parsmedica~. personnel and other selected indivJ:duals; expanding library
and audio-visual aide.
- Spec3al. drug trai:ning programa being offered to ministersf youth groups,
parent groupa ; ~
-$utte-(31ena Fharmaceutical Asaociation meki.ng e~tforta to provide educ-
at9.onml li~exatur~ a~ a31 phmrmaoiea. •
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Treatment and Rehabi3.itation CompoRent
Referral Services: ~
- 1~IeRtal Heslth SarVicea, The Bridge and Butte County Nealth Department, DCHC
combining eftorts to improve conaultation to proSesaionala and agencia~
so effective referrals may be developed; "flyerst' have been distribut~d.
_ Agencies such ae Probstion, Welfare, Sheri.ff sre begiflning to funnel
requests for ussis~anca thru above groups.
• ~ - DCRC working ~ri.th lsw enforcement to aasiat in implemeoting divereion
~ portion o~ SB 71b.
Emergenep Care:
: - MentaZ Heali;h Services~ The Bridge and DCRC together have provided ~
hospital emergency room sta£f with specialized trainir-g in dealing
with emergency problems re3.ated ~o drugs.
, - Mental Health Services providing direct in-service edueation to ae~ected ~
~ hospital staff inembers to improve capability in handling mental health
problems including those related to drugs.
• - 21~-hour hot-line.service is continuing and improving its capabiiitieg.
- The Hridga~~.s providing crisis interventinn aervicea and assisting
in one-to-one care of drug crises. .
• CSU prot~iding e~ctended medfcal and hea~.th servicea dealing rrith c1'iais
and/or drug rel.ated prob2em~. ' '
~ In-patient Treatment:.•
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Out-pstient Care: _ . ~
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i - Psyc~ia~ric serv].ces thru Mental Health Servicea . •
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. - Counselin.g thru The Bridge, iICRC, GSU ,
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- 5ame thru private medicine, psychoZog~sta, tamil,p and marri.age
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~ Through already establi~hed Vocatfonal Rehabflitation Ageficy~ HRII,
educational in~titutions in con~unction e~ith a~bave-men~ioned eoureas.
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Ste~'f Tra~nin~ end_DoveXopment
~ • Antivf~ies in this sphore have been de~i.neated to a great extant
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Cooxdination
~ Continuous`e~Fort is exerted towards opening linas of communica~iona
i Nith all agencies and persone ~pterasted in and contributing in
field of drug a~use control.
- Registration of all programs with the drug abus~ eontrol coordinator
naw required. ~
- A~~ grant monies informatian must go thru Offica af Arug Abuse Coardin-
atox to avoid cuplication af effort~ ~nd provid~ averall picture.
- Cloae liaison~betxeeo ~RC and Schools' program of continui~g
education.
- Technica]. Adv.isory Committee wi11 revie,u aaunty program and suggeat
appropriate modifications. . ,
Evaluation
; - Base line data on hosp~.tal admissians, arresta, calle far assiatance
to the hotl-1ine, profil.es of those requesti.ng counseling have been
and are befng eatabliehed.
- Pra and post-testi.ng in relation ~o tra~ning programa are used to '
study impac~. , ~ _
- Special evaluati.on of the DCRC progxam is.being handled through .~
consnltan'~s to the program. ,
Other quaritifiable parameters $re being investigated.
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O- The educational afforts wi11 take sevoral years beYore .their efforts
can be truly measured; nonetheless these efforts must be expanded
to reach aJ,l sections of the conmunity for maaimwn impact xhile
simu~taneously aearchin~ for va].id evaluatian parametera.
• Inforntation regarding ava~Iable local reaources muat be more r~ridely
a~d continuousty disseminated.
- Local capabillties ~.n al~. phases of care need upgradfng hut particularlp
those related to detoxifi.cati.on, tealfway houses, end~long term auppor-
~ tive effort. ~
. llpgrading of profeasiona~ capebil,i~iea and coord~.n~tio ~ oY treatment
end rehab~litation aervicee•need muah ~ttention. •
~- The unevailability oT a methadone prbgram nead~ gerioua cnnaideratioa.
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OF' THE SHORT-DOXL~ PLAN
I. Statement of Goa2s and Ob~ectivea
Hroad and general goals have established for five program
elements. Specific program ob~ectives ha.re baen developed within
each of the.pregram eleme.nts for 1973•
~ A. Prevention Through Education
Goal: Prov~de education, conanltation and guidance services ~o
individuals and ta the aommunity generally regarding the nature~
e~ent, causes, consequencea~ and alternati.ves to drug abuse.
Ob~activea:
, 1. To raise the general community awareness and knowledge
regarding drug abuse using.survey methods in selected
commun3ties bef~re and~after educational programs have •
, been promuigated.
2. To increase general and specific knowledge of drug abuae
among selected professional groups (medical and paramedical
personnel, law enforcement personnel, school staffs} '
~ through in-service training usi.ng pre and post tests to
determine effectiveness.
3. To increase community awareness and further the promotion
of effective utilization and communi~y knowledge of the
telephone hat-line service by use of multiple media outlets
and identify~ng xesults through ana2ysis of hot-line calls.
4. To assist expansion and aupport of recently initiated
School Drug Abuse Program involving drug education in
sohools throughout Butte and Tehama Caunties thru resource
baCk-up. '
. 5. To continue to offer courses specifically reiated to drug
abuse prerrention at the Ca2ifornia State University at
Chico and Butte Community College.
b. Ta fncrease parental knowledge of this field by leading
~ discussions with at least one or more groups of parents. "
7. To make availabZe drug information to students, profession-
als, parents~ etc., through expanded library capabilities
of the Butte Caunty Health Dagartment to inciude tapes,
displays~ etc. ~
8. Care, Treatment and Rehabilitati~n (Cliant Servica)
Goals Mini~iza the negativa impact o~ drug abuse on clients xith
respect to echool performance, employment, health, fsmily
relatiions, peraonal ad~uatment and delinquent or criminal
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Ob~ectives:
1, mo increase direct casework services of DCRC to new clients
of the criminal ~ustice system by 50% thru closer ~orking
relationships particularly with the ~uvenile ,justice system.
2. To inerease number of group discussions for selected clienta
of locai lax enforcement agencies by.50~•
3. To develop and coordinate outreach professional servicee
presen~tly available through DCRC Counselors, The Bridgs,
Par.adise and Chico Recreation District~, School Drug
Program and other professional personnel.
1~. To assist in developing in-patient treatment for drug
patiente in faoilities other than acuie care hoapitals.
5. To establish a local detoxification pragram to provide
service to intoxica.ted individuals desiring treatment pri.or
to a drug crisis.
6. To expa.nd efforts of the Butte County Mental Health Service
and iICRC in providing coordinated information to local
agenciss such as Welfare, Probation, larr enforcement, etc.,
reg'arding identifzcation, screening and referral services.
7. To~increase capaba.lity of The Bridge to prov~de 2h hour
outpatient serdice offering individual and group counseling
in problems related to social, educational and other drug
re2ated situations.
8. To:encourage greater use of Mental Health Services by
pt~ysicians and other profeasionals in obtai.ning appropriate
therapy for patients.
C. 5taff Training and Development
Goal: To u~grade capability of professional and paraprofessional
personnel, employed by organizations concerned with drug abuse,
in ~heir handling of cHents having drug abuse related problems.
Objectivea:
l. To;continue and extend training for professionals, partic-
ularly for staff of law enforcement agenciea and others
withi.n the criminal ~ustice system, medical personnel,
social korkers, selected school personnel and others serving
the needs of childran and youth us~.ng bCRC staff and their
cohsultants. ~ ~
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Efforts wi.11 be etrengthened to cantinue traini.n~ and
ed,uc~ltion in areas related to drug abuse prevenbion util-
ia;ing reaources such ea the Butte•.L'lenn Medical Society,
Rutte-(#lenn Pharmacentical Associati.on~ ].ocal chaptera
ofi the Callfornia Nureea Association, Licensed vocational
Nurse Assooiati.on and other profesaional medical associa-
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tions, the Butte County Bar Association, lax enforcement,
professional assoc~ations and others.
2. To provide intensive trainfng for hot-line personnel through
the trafning program ef The Aridge.
3. To provi.de at least one university and colJ.ege level student
per semester ~the opoortunity €or pre-profeasional training.
lt. To extend trainin~ to those professional groups not previously
involved, including recreation leaders, hospital E-R aursing
staff, and elementary school personnel.
5. Drug leadershi.p teams will be trained for the elementary schools
in Butte and Tehama Counties. Follow»up trazning xill continue
with the drug leadership teams in the secondary schools.
6. To cor~tinue the local ~aw enforcemeht agencies~ drvg training
activiitias at the Feather Rivar Po~.ice Academy.
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o~fering programs, workshops~ aeminars to peraonnel operating
in the general drug program.
D. Program Evaluation
The DCRC administrative staff w~Il assume the Ieadership in the
preparation of an evaluation report which wi2l be presented to the
Technica2 Advisory Counci~l for consi.deration. The followi.ng evalua- ~
tion specifi~Cations have been established xithin the five program
elements.
1. Education.
a. Completa.on of survey; review and eompa rison of results
to prior survey and related data.
b. Record nature and number of requests, size and character-
istics of audlence, and the extent to which dz~ug abuse
ipformation is carried in publtc news medza. Utilization
of hot-lina service; change or variations in usage.
2. Care, Treatment and Rehabilitation (Client Service).
a. Measure and evaluate changes in maladaptive behavior and
increases in positive development among DCRC c13.ents.
b. Attempt to draw correlations to DCRC program efforts and
general trends nr Changes i.n behanior of the generai
clmmunity with respect to drug»re].ated problems~
c. Client progress in suoh areas as drug-re~.ated delinquency,
. s~hool attandance and performance, employment, etc., xi11
be evaluated.
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3. StaffiTraining and Developmerst. .
a. Identification and descriptioa of number ar~d types of
training sessions will be recorded, reviewed and evalua-
ted.
b. Number and types of persons trsined and organizational
affiliation will be recorded.
c. The extent of training effectiveness will be evaluated
through pre and post tast training results.
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d. Ongoing evaiuation oF the effectiveness siill be based on
reviews with trainees and their aupervisora at appropri.a~e
intervals following the training program.
!~. Coor.dination.
a. .Tt~e extent of coordination activities Wi11 be measured
in sub3ective terms to the extent to Khich duplication
of service has been avoided and new servicss developed
wfiere needad.
5. Consu~.tation and Teohnioal Ass3.stance.
a. Maintain reaords of services provided to organizations,
agencies and profeasiona7.s involved w~.th drug abuse
educat3on, treatment and/or rehabilitatio~.
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b. Utilization and impact of DCRC ass3stance xi.~.l be estim-
ated in terms of observed agency or program modification
and intera*iew responses~from directors or aupervisory
personnel or other agencies.
c. Fffectivaness of local and other resources can be evalua-
ted thraugh responses from the personnel ntilizing the
resources and observation of their impact on the target
a~tdience, as xe11 as the degree of utiliaation of the
r~sourca.person or material. •
Coordination; .
Goal: Maximize cooperation and interrelationship of agenciea.
Ob~ectivea:.l
1. DCRC ~rill coordinate with and support efTorts of agencies
Nithir~ the loca2 criminal ~ustice system.
2. DCRC tvill coordinate wfth aad provide supplemental aervices
to th~ newly eatab2iahed Butte Cnunty Schoola "5t~dsnt
Orien~ed Drug Prevantian Project."
g. A county-wide Technical Advisory CounciZ on Drugs as identi-
fied in Senate Bill 7].1~~ the Campbel2-Moretti-Deulaae~ian Drug
Abuse':Acb, has baen establistied and x~ll provfde leadershi.g in
xaye ~o aoordi.nnbe ],ocal e~forta. `
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4. Through IICRG efforts will be promoted to convene with inflividu-
a1s and agencies concerned with or providing direct service to
those With drug or dzvg-related problems in an attempt to
plan for:
a. Identification of ohysical and social conditiona Khich
may appear to produce illegal or maladaptive behavior, and
made recommendations for change.
b. Tdentify practical alternative non-stigmatiaing methoda for
handling problem behavior.
c. Investigate the possibili.ties of p~oviding comprehensive
youth service delivery systema.
d. ~dentify acceptable and meaningful roles for youth in
local employment~ educa~ion~ recreation and community
development.
e. P:romote motivations and attitudes Nhich will encourage
compliance with the 1aw and acceptance of positive.commun-
ity values.
5. Main~afn current list of registered drug programs and make
available to community information regarding such resources.
F. Consultation and Technical Assistance
Goal: Provide technical assistance in the dsvelopment and improvement
of services re~.ated to drug abuse.
Ob~ectives:'.
1. DCRC wS.ll provide consultation and other assistance to agencies
wi.thin the criminal 3ustice systemti
2. DCRC;sra.ll provide consultation and other assistance to commun-
ity agencies such as Mental Health Services, Family Service
Association, Welfare Department, medical and hospital services,etc.
3. Resources available to local agenci.es which can assist in
meeti:ng drug related needs wi1J~ be identified. 2he effective
utilization of these resources will be promoted.
}~. School personnel will be providad with consultation and
service with respect to on-campus problems related to drug
abusa or misuse.
5. The S,chool Arug Program along with DCRC will continue to expand
and i,mprova library, audio-visual and other profess~ooal, educa-
tiona;l reaources available to ~oca1 schools, professionals,
and others Korking wi.th drug problems. Assist in promoting
efforts for the effective u~~].ization oP resour.ces. .~
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II. Problem
It has been impossible to obtain a comprehensive picture of the
drug abuse problem in Butte County due to the lack of recent and oomplete
statistical data. The available statistica coupled with the local
projections of state-wide surveys indieate reason for concern and need
for action.
A. Drug Arres'~s.
According to local law enforcement records, drug arresta in
Butte County have increased dramatiaally during the past few yeara.
Adult Felony Arrests
Drugs
' Heroin
Mari~nana
Danger: Drugs
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Juvenile Arreats
1966 1967 ig68 196g 1970
12 33 97 97 ~.62
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n/a n/a 88 ?0 123
n/a n/a 7 22 33
n/a n/a 1 3 6
Drugs - 29 56 65 76•
(breakdawn not available)
Dru~ arrest pro~ections have been compiled for the oerioc3 1976 through
1976. The table of pro3ections include the actual figures for 1971 as
collected by the 5tate Department of Justice, Bureau of Criminal Statistics.
Twelve years, 1960 through 1971, were used for adult arrest pro~ections
and seven years, 1965 through 1971, for ~uvenile figurea. (See Table One,
page 7)
B. Emergency Hospital Admissions.
Admission diagnoses at the Butte County Hospital for fiscal
year 1969-70~ re.vealed that of 2~156 total admissions, sligHtly over
10~ xere related directly to alcohol and drugs.
For fiscal year 1970-71, this percent rosa to 11.9~ or 21~8
cases ont of 2,07~ admissions. Ad1R~99~.0i18 at the County Haspital
for 19b9-71 are as folloyrs:
July-June
1969-70 1970-71 Jul.y-Nov. 1971
Number Pereent Number Percent Number Percent
~'OTAL AtIMISS2013S 21~6 ~.00~ 2oz5 ioo~ , 9z~ ioa~
prug Cases 7~+ 77 3.7 62 6.7.
llrug and Alcohol 6 3•7
Alcohol/Compli.catiott 139 6.1~ 171 8.2 78 • S.Lt
TOTAE DRUG/ALCOHOL 2i9. io.i~ 2t~s i~..~ z4o ~5:I~
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DRI1G ARREST PROJECTTONS
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ADiJLT DRUG ARREST PROJECTION
Year Mari~uana Hero~n, Opiates
Narcotics nangerous Drugs Others TOTAL
1971 108 9 b3 8 168
1972 133 9 ~5 8 175
1973 ~~8 la 48 8 184
~.97u az2 . ~o ,0 9 193
1975 ~2~ lfl 52 9 197
1976 130 ~.~. 53 9 2a3
JUVEiVILE DRUG ARRRST PROJFCTION
Yezr Mari3uana : ~eroin, Opiates,
Narcotics Dangerous Drvgs Others TOT~.L
1971 32 ~ 1 ~4 9 56
19't2 3b ~ 1 1~ 9 60
1973 35 1 17 l0 63
1974 36 2 18 10 66
1975 37 3 19 l0 69
1976 38 3 20 ~1 ?2
TR~LE ONE
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C. Incidances of Drug Abuse i.n PaLients o~ Lacal Agencies.
Thfl actual number of drug related clients who receive servi.ces
from local agencies is not readily available. Table T~wo (page 9)
presents ACRC~s sources of referral for the 1972 ca2endar year.
Table Three (page 10) presents the percehtage of referrals received
from each source.
D. Deaths From Overdose - AlCOhol/Drugs.
Deatha from drug and alcohol overdoses in Bntte County for the
past three years include:
Accidental Drug Suicide Overdose Alcbhol Alcohol
Overdose Associated
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1972 ~. 2 4 3
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E. Illegal Drugs and Narcotics Confiscated (1972 statistics not readf.ly
available),.
Dru~s Confiscated ir~ Butte co,~ntY, i97i#
242 1bs. mari~uana '
1,3l~7 mari.~nana plants
57~115 amphet,amines {primarily benaedrine)
531 units I,SD (167 Kere being sold as mescaline)
3~ 1bs. cocaine -
3 vials (20cc.) ~ grain morphine
1~ lbs. hashish
3 grams heroin
150 bottles penicill.in
~-Confiscated in Nogales 9 Arizona and destined for Butte Countg:
600 lbs. of mar~.~uana
# Confiscated iri San Francisco and destined for Butte County:
27~000 units LSD '
14,000 seconals
17 lbs. hashish
F. Drugs Patients Committed to:
1. State Hospitals - None
2. California Department of Gorractions - Data in procesa.
Informatian Not Readily Available.
3. California Youth Authority - I~ta in process. Snformation
Not Readily Available.
!~. CYVil Addict Program - Data in procasa. Inforn~ation Not
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PERC~3NTAC•E OF TOTAL CASELOAD
Probation Department 21~.l~l~t~~
Mental Health Servicea 20.71~~
Reiatives J.1.$~1~
sslr 10.37~
Welfara ~epartment 9.b37~ ~
Sheriff~s Dppartment tt.}~~tlt~
F California Youth Authority
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Parole 2.963~
The Bridge 2.9b3~
Public Health Dapartment 2.222~
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~ chur~h - 1.481~
Attorney .71~~
Family Services Association .71i0;8
Medical Arts Center .7l~0~
Paradis.e for Youth Pro~ect .7~5~ '
Private physician .74~ '
Totsl crimina7. ~ustice system 36.9~
TABLE THREE
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0. Estimates of Costs to Criminal Jastice System
Drugs excluding alcohol: According to California Counc3l on Criminal
'"'Justice Region~f£ ce, the ]aw enforcement costa for drugs,
excludi.ng alcohal., were $200,000 -$220,000 for the year 1971.
Alcohol: A study completed by the Butte~County Health Department
December, 1968) has estimated that there are approximately 1,000
arrests annually throughout Butte Coun;ty for drunkenness br drunk
driving. The court costs, officers~ time, ~sil costs approximate
$160,000.
'1'his does not include other coats such as transportatian
to the County Jail from other parts of the.County~ costs of
officers' time in cour~, the writi.Rg of reparts, etc. It does not
inclnde the cost of probation officers' time, o#' hoapitalization,
of welfare assi.stance and the emotiona2 xear and tear to familiea
Whil.e father ia ir~ ~ail and not working, and of the hi.dden cost to
business.; Neither does it include the,cost of investigati.ng the
9~000 cae~s per annutrt who are never arrested.
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. H. Comments on'the 5tatus of the Drug Problem in the County.
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l. Prevalent Age Groups Affected.
During 1969 in Butte County, 1,~29 ~uvenile probation referrals
xere recorded. 5.1,~ were drug-related and an additional 8.9$ xere
related,to alcohol,;gasoiine, and giue aniffing. ~
Admissions to ~Tuvenile Hall in Butte County rose 11~.3~ from
3962-1969, compared to sn average statewide increase of T.8%
daring that same period.
BaSed on local reports and.atudies, observations and compar-
isons Nith other areas, the DCRC indicated that 32~ or 2,200
of the 7,000 students enroll:ed;in Butte County secondary schools
have used drugs at least three times. _
Further estimates indicate that~from 20~-26~ of secondary
stndents are "users" of drugs (three~times or more a month). It
is estimated that 1t0-50~ of 12th grade students in Butte County
~ have tr~ed or are users oF drugs.
There are almoat 18~000 college.,age students att.ending Chico
State and Butte Community Colleges. ~Available statist.ics indicate
increasing use and misuse of drugs among secondary and college
level students. The total problem i§ compounded by students xho
~ may also use tobacco and $ioor~oi with or without other harmful
drugs. .
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Case recordg of the Butte County Mental Health Services,
the IICRC~ and local hoapitals indicat~e that young adults (22.-35~ '
comprise tha bulk of overt drug abuse;cases in our area. Although
an olde~ population is generally invQlved with abuses related to
elcohol~ an increasing number of yourig adults and adolescents are
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2. Prevalent Ethn~c Groups A~fected.
In Butte County there does not appear to be any prevalent
ethnic group involved wi.th drug problems. The situation is per-
vasive;throughout all of the county~ ~nfluencing all groupa.
3. Prevalent Socio-economic Groups Affscted.
Other than the young adu~t groups mentioned in Section 1,
no specific socio-economic group can be identified. Most public
age~cies~ by their na~ure, will deal with 3ndividuals of lox
economic status; although as with stndent groups, i~ is not necess-
arily a 1oW sociological status.
E~om observations and other evidence, it appears that the
prohlem of drug abuse in the private sector seems to be as atrong
as that in the sector served by public agencies~ partfcularly
if we cons3der alcohol as s ma~or problem.
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~. Geographic Locations of High-risk Areas Within tha County.
Overt drug problems are most noticeable in tho~e areas •
which have a high percentage of young adults. En Butte County
~ this Kou1d tend to be in the Chico srea, although hospital ad~ias-
ions records indicate that the probTems are distribn~ed throughout
the County.
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5. Preval~nt Types of Drugs Being AbusBd.
Information concerning types of. drugs being used indicates ~
that the sedative drugs, including alcohol, are predominant.
Stimulant drugs, such as amphetamines and cocaine are noticed,
„ as wel~. as an obvious use of mari~uerna. A noti.ceable but rela-
tively;limited amount of heroin and other narcotic drugs are alao
be.ing abused.
, 6. Trends:in Drug Use. ,
It is difficult to identi.fy the' treRd since base-line data
is ~ust~ being developed, although friom law enforcemerst and other
`records, it appears that there is a,greater misuse of drugs than
was fir'.st apparent. Hospital admission records indicate a general
increase in number of casea served with alcohol and drug prob7.ems.
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7. Other Quantifiable Data.
In 1968, a Butte County Hesith Department survey to determine
extent of alcoholism and assooiated probiems in thia Caunty,
revealed:
s: Of~6~500 arrests annua~ly in the;County, more tha~n 1~000 involved
drinking. For each arreet,.Iasr`enforcement offici8ls estimate
an addi.tfonal !~ to 9 investigations, thus indicating as many
ae IO,OdO investigat~.ons par year ralated to excessive consump-
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b. Of~ an average of 33 motor vehic~.e deaths annually, one-half
are associated xith excesaive drinking.
c. 50~ of the cases followed by the Probatian Depertmant have
some 3nvolvement with drugs andror alcohol.
Combining the estimate of 1U00 to 1800 secondary students us~.ng drugs,
three or more ti_mes per month, plus a s•3milar percantage of coilage
students using drugs, plus studies by tk~e California State Depart_
ment of PubIic HeaTth indicating there ~re probabTy in axcess o£
5~000 indivi.dua7.s i.n Butte Gounty dependent on alcohol, ws est3mate
a figure close to 10;6 of the total population misusir~g or abusing
drugs and alcohol, ~`he popu}.at#.on "at risk"~ those srho couid be
infZuenced into conai~tentlq ueing drugP as an "escape" mechaniam~
is very much greater.
III. Current Programa ; ~
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A. Education !
1. Schoo].-based 1'rograms. !
a. Butte County Sliperfntendent of 5chonls is developing a plan
ta provide a more intensive edubational effort and services
through programs srithin local school dfstricts. Funding
~o~ this is baing requested thrbugh special educational '
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b. Specially-trained ieadership teams, composed o£ faculty
members, students and co~nmunity;representativea, have been
established in the following sc~ool districts: Chico Unified,
Durham High School, Gri.dley E].einantary, Gridley High School,
~ and Oroville High School Diatricts.
Th~se teams were trained by the,California State Department
of:Sducation Drug Training Progiam with the assistance of
the Butte County Arug Control Resource Center. These tesms
~ have develo~ed activities designed to encoura~ge attitudea
among students which wi1L prevent the misuse or abuse of
drugs.
c. Plans have been made to continue the training of leadership
teams to the elementary grades.~ Faculty of selected schoola
Within the elementary grades of;the Chico Un~fied 5chooi
District have already received ~.ntensive training in drug
education and drug pro~ramming.' ,
d. The Butte Coun'~y Mental Health Servicee are providing direct
pro~essiana7, consultation to ma3or achaol d3.strict5. The
professional staff of the MentaY. Sealth Sarvices•regularlq
visit each ma3or school district to diseuss problems related
to~'mental health, drugs, etc. ~
e. Selected students within the Iiealth Science Division of
Chica 5t~te Univeraity are providing direct clasaroom pre-
~entatione reiated to druge xitfiin high eahoole in tha
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f. The Butte County Sheriff~g Dapartment has designated etaff
ti.me of its deputies to work in programs of education and
sarvice within high schools..
g. Chico State Univereity through i.ts Health Sciences Bivision
and other div'l.sions is providing educational opportunitiea
for faculty in local school districts, both in their formal
classes and throngh special seminars and confarencea. The
Student Health Service provides counsel~ng, referral, and.
other services related to drug abuse. T`he Counseling and
other divisions of Chico State University provide services
related to their oWn particuiar skills. B~tte Community
coiieg~ offers similar covnseli.ng opportunities, although
on a more limited scale.
2. Community-based Programs.
a. The Drug Control Resource Center. is establishing an on-
' going p.rogram to provide the local news media with pertin-
ent in~ormation, to develop appropriate televiaion programs
for use 1n the educational television broadcast, and apecial
features for local commerical television.
b. The Drug Control Resource Center, is preparing and xill be
dis tributing special informa~ional bulletins Lo medi~cal and
paramedical personnel, indirriduails involved in drug educa-
tion programs and other selected~personnel.
c. The IICRC is maintaining a current listing of resource
persoonel active in drug educatibn programs and Kill attempt
to ~avaluate tha utilization o~' t#iese resonrces.
d. Special drug training grograms axe being offered tn
ministers, church youth leaders,fparent groups, and other
youth group leaders, primariiy through the services of
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the' DCRC.
e. Staff of.The Bridge of Chico offer programs to community
• groups and ageneies, providing information concerning c3rugs
and'. encouraging active participation in the resolution of
• community problems.
f. DCRC staff caoperated with the OTOVille Junior Women in
planning and publicizing a"Drug~Alert Program!' held in
Oraville on April 7th. The conference brought together
conce~rned professionals from thrbughout the County.
With the assistance of the Oroville dunior Women's Club,
a drug awareneas aurvey of 115 r~,sidents of Droville was
completed. Tiie survey Was organized and the resulte
tabulated by DCRC staff. '
'3. Drug Information. ~ .
a~ The'Drug Control Reaource Center!ia assemblir~g a biblio-
graphy oY auitable materials in drug education and in~or-
' mation, as xe11 ae the eudio-vieu~]. aids avai.lable ~ithin
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b. A Library of reference materials has been established in
the Chico offices of the Butte County Health Dapartment.
Th3s library is extensively used by local schools, collegea,
~unior collegea~ aRd individuals throughout the community.
A similar Zibrary is being established in the Oroville oFfice
of the Drug Control Resource Center.
c. Lzaison has been established between the DCRC and the
Cali.fornia 5tate f~epartment of;Education Training Program
to ohtain information with respect to drug education mater-
ials.
d. Local public libraries are attempting to establish reference:
files with respect to drugs. The Iiealth Department and
DCRC have been assisting in this effort.
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to provide educatianal iiteratilx~e at all phaz-macies and to
function as a local reference center for drug in~ormation.
f. Law enforcement agencies'(Sheriff, Police, Probation) all
have developed supplies of educational matera.al and are
pro+riding programs, films, etc:, to the community and to
individuals. ~
B. Care, Tre~tment, and Rehabilitation (Client Service).
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a. Bi~tte County Mental Health 5ert~ices, the Drug Control Resource
Center, The Eridge of Chico, and staff of the Sutte County
HAaith Dapartment have aombined efforts to improve consul-
tation to individual professiorials and agencies so that effec-
tive referrals may be developec~.
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Snecialized drug training actiuities have been provided to
several hosoital emergency room and general nursing staff.
PTOgrams are proposed for ministers, welfare workers,
and others in pos~tions to make referrals.
b. The DCRC has contacted agencies such a5 Probation, Sheriff,
and Welfare, informing them of~the avazlability of services
and thea.r willingness to function as a liaison Yor referral
to other agencies. Each of thgse organizationa and others
are beginning to refer to the UCRC.
e. D~RC ataff have held discussior-s with membera of the Butte
College counseling staff and t~e Chioo State counseling
sta~f relative to Diversion an the reSerral of.college
ciiants who are dr~pping out o~ school.
d. In an eSfort to develop new aources of referral, 1~50 fllers ~
identifying DCRC's teleptione n~mber, sddreas and program
emphasis have been dietributed to peraonnel pzroviding pro-
feaeional servicee to drug-rel~ted clientele (doctora,
l~wyera, pharmaciate, mini.stere, etc.). .
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a. Butte County Mental Health Seryicea~ The Bridge, and DCRC
have been working together to provide hospital emergency
room ataf~ with specialized training in dealing with
emergency problems related to s~rugs. In addition, the
Mental Health Services is prov~ding direct in-service
education to selected staff inembers of hospitals ta improve
`that staff~s capabilities oF d~aling s~ith mental health
problems including those~related to drugs.
b. A 21t- hour hot-line service has been establiahed through
co-sponsorship betwsen The Bridge and DCRC.
c. The Bridge is oroviding a crisis interventi.on pr.ogram and
a suicide prevention serviee. 'Similar, though more limited,
programs are being offered through specia~,ized ~acu7.ty at
Chico State and Bu~te Communitq College.
d. The Chico Stats University Studen~ 8ealth Service is pro-
viding extended medical and health servi.ces capable of
dealing with crisis and/or drug-related problems.
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Innatient Treatment Serv~.ces. ~
Zhe area hosp~taZs provide medi.cal'servica to individuals
within the county. ~ '
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2!t Hour Board and Care Facilitfes.!
A three-bed halfxay house is'availa~le for recovered alcoholics
in the Oroville area. •
Outpa~ient $ervicea. !
a. Psychiatric outpatient se"rv~.ces;are offered through the
Butte County Mental Health Servicea.
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b. Ge~neral counseling and referral, services are'offered
th~rough the Family 5ervice Aasociation o£,Hutte-Glenn
Counties. i
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c. The Bridge provides iimited coupse3ing sernices and referral.
d. Counseling for college students;is being made available
through Chico State Uni:versity Student Health Service and
the counseling services of Chicjo State and Butte College.
e. Private practioners throughout `the area offer servicea.
These would incivde private med3.cine, psychologists a.n
private practiae~ several family and marriage cozenselors,
the atafF in peycho3.ogy oounael~.ng and guidance e~ Chico
State Univereity and Butte College~ as xell as the 3tuden~
Health Service of Chica 3tate Univereity. .
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f. The 1lCRC offers s limited ooun~eling and referral service.
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g. OEficisl agencies suah as Probation, Welfare, Health
Department,, etc., all offer same degree of '"outpatient
sarvice."
h. Your Clinic in Chico providea ajne-to-one rap aesaioaa on
a once a week basis.
6. Mathadone Maintenance.
(None)
C. StaSf Training and Development.
l. The Bubte Gounty Mental Health Serv3ces and the Drug Control
Resource Center haoa established several training programa for
achool facuTty~ Welfare~ Prob.ation~ ministers, etc.
2. .Chico;State University offers sever,al programs for professionals
invol~red in dz~zg activ9,ties.
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3. The Adult Education Program of Chico Un9.fied School Diatrict
has offered classes for faculty membera of the local school
district and has attempted program~ for parents.
3~. The D~RC staff have assisted local school peraonnel and
the State bepartment of Eduoa`tion Brug Training Program to
tra~.n`teachers, community members,'and youth to become leader- .
ship ~eams in drvg programs in their community.
5. The County Superintendant of 5chools Office is cooperating
with the DCRC to develap a program for school districta through-
out tYie County.
6. Butte;County Mental Health Services is offering apecialized
training for sta.f.f of locai h~spitajls. Ttas ACRC ard Bridge
assist in these programs. ~
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the Sl~eriff's Department' training office and the F'eather
River .Police Academy. .
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8. Within city and county departments,'field train~ng is nffared
to selected advanced col~ege and university students.
g. 7'he Bridge of Chico conducta pre-se'rva.ce training for volunteers
3oining the reaource pool of hot-line peraonnal.
D. P~ogram Evalua~fon. . ~ ~
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1. The IICRC is.collecting basa-line data af hoap3.tel admfaeiona,
arrest, etc., 1n order to provide aF~ index for £uture evaluationa.
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2. An aspect of evaluat~.on is bnilt into the DCRC training pro-
grams through the uae of pre and post-testing and follow-up
testing. Referrals and casea handled by the DCRC are being .
: reviewed at intervala to determine'the current diaposition
. of the aituati.on.
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Periodic Contacts are being made s+rith the organizationa a.ctive
in drug programming to determine changea resulting Prom
tratning and other efforts in drug contxol.
!~. St.atistical, in~ormation ie being gathered for an evaluation of
the DCRC program. •
E. Coo rdination. •
• 1. DCRC staff have establi.shed dire6t liaison with administrative
~ personnel ot' the Butte County 5heriff's AQpartment, Probation,
local police, and other elements of the crimingl ~ustice syetem.
This liaison Kill grovide the basis for continued cooperative
and c~oordinated efforts in drug abuse prevention. ,
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2. A11 ~ctivities of ACRC concerning relationships of programs
with',local schooTs xa.ll be coordin,ated with the County Superl~.n-
tendent of.Schools Drug Abuse Pravention Pro~ect. WheRever
~ practicable, general services offered w~.ii ~e a mntual activ- .
ity of these offices. Reports of aetivities w3th schools irill
be forwarded to the schools' pra~e.ct, and that pro~ect e,~i11
enco~irage appropriate utilization oi'I3CRC services.
3. The ~utte County Denartmenta of Mental fiealth, Public Health,
the ~rug Control Resource Center, and The Bridge actively
coordinate their activitiea..
Lt, The Technical Ad~~isory Council will function to advise the
Butte County Drug Abuse Control Of?ficer in the preparation of
the I973 P?$n for county wide drug abuse control pragramming.
Membership will be continuaJ.ly ~valuated to assure effective
representation from active individuais of all areas of concern.
This wi11 include represpntativea,of the crimina~ ~ustice
system, achools, proFessiana~. services, parents and yonth.
5. Representatives of governmental agencies and other organizations
will be invited to assi.st in estab`lishing a"blue-ribbon Council"
to specifi~ally evaluate local drug-re2ated groblems and methods
for c~ealing with them {a "comprehensive planning'~ group).
F. Consultation and Assistance.
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. Direct consultation and 3oint planning for mutual interests in
. drugiabuse prevention will be develaped through integrated
activities xith the Probation Dapartment, CYA, loca7, police
and aheriff personne~., courts and othera in the criminal ~ustice
syatem. DCBC ataff wi11 continue ~articipatiag in aat~.vities
oT ttie l:ocal °1Education~ Probation and Lax Enforcement Commit~ee".
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2. DCRC stafi' wi.ll continue to provide direct casework and
other technical assistgnce to Butte County Welfare, Mental
Health 5ervi.ces, hospitals, medical personnel and others
known to be activ~ly ~.nvolved in provi8ing aervice in drug
abuse prevention or requesting assistance from DCRC.
3. IDi.rectories of local, state and national resources available
to assfst in~efforta for drug;abuse~prevention will be main-
tained,and modified. Appropriate infarmation will be dlstribu-
f~ed to;those indi,vi.duals or organizations interested. Special
notices, bulletins and other items Will be distributed to
assist`in the improvement~of 1oca1 knowledge and efforts related
to drug abuss contral.
1~. Whenever appropriate, particul»rly Hhen DCRC clients ars also
clients of other agencies, case conference techniques ~rill
be utilized to determine the most appropriate and effective
Course~of action.
5. In coordinatian with the County Superintendent of Schaols
Drug Abuse Prevention Pro~ect,; all ~chool districte Wil]. be
riotified of and afFered appropriateiconsultative servioesa
6. Througti its Pcenter for continuing education," the DCRC Will
r~otifyischoole, law enforcement agencies and others of resour-
ces and materials oonsidered helpful; in drvg abuse prevention
and promote efforts for the effecti,ve utili2ation of resources.•
7. I?CRC frTll cooperate with the County!Schools~ Drug Abuse Preven-
~ion Pr.o~eet to develop effective looal utiliaation of the 18
session "Social Seminar" program-to'assist in community action
toward'drug prevention. ~
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9. The Technical Advisory Council of DCRC is composed of a resource
group of 3ndivi.duals xith special skills with raspect to drug
control and will provide advice conoerning drug controi
activi.ties.
9, The 2!~-hour hot-line makes availabl.e some consultation and
tiechnical assi~tance on a round-the«cloc& basis.
IV. Current P~ogram Analysis ;
A. Educa~~.on. ;
l. School-based Programs.
at Several o~ these programs are too new to.realize their
effecti.veness, althou~h it appeara obvious leadership teams
need to be trainad in eaoh achool distr'ict, and tbe faculty
; of a11 schoola need to have training xi.th respect to Norking
with the overall drug prablsm. Thig wouLd indicate a aeed
for fut~ther programming and a conti.nuance of the efforts being •
' dane to train both leadarship teame and fsculty af schools.
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b. Local school diatricts or the'County Suporintendent of
Schools should consider utilizing existing staff or employ-
ing special staff to function in a"drug aide" capacity.
e. .College-leve7. students providing a classroom discusaiona
'at secondary schools are offering a valuable service. Some
additional orientation ~eeds :to be given to these students
• to improve their efPect~iveness in dea7.ing and responding
to local situations in a apec~.fic school district.
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d. Secondary students, particularly senior high level, could
be effectively utilized as s tudent resourcea in programs
at the elementary level. The youth representatives of the
leadership teams could be uaed in training interested
and capable students to;provii3e help in the ovexall progrart~
directed towards the lorrer grades.
~ 2. Comm~nity-based Programs.
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' sted and of an individual effort. These need to be better
caordinated and provided wi.th;some aervice from the DCRC ~
to insure meeting their ob~ectives. It is obvioua that pro-
grams in community education shouZd be expanded and empha-
~ized, and that the total com{nunity needs to be more actively
' ~.nvolved in drug control effoxta.,~ ~ .
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b. One o£ the ma3or effarts of t~e DCRC staff KiJ.I be to assist
3nterested community individuals and organizations to become
~ actively involved in comprahensive and coordinated programs.
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Although The Bridge, Health:Depar~ment, and DCRC are becoming
' recognized as sources of drug information, muoh more needs to
~ be dbne ta inform the community at large that there are local
resources which can assist in dealing lrith and providing infor-
mata.on about drugs. The resource~ of the, public libraries need
to be strengthenad. Appropriate ~aterials need to be identified
and made available. Resources avail.able through the State
Department of Education and State~Library System need to be
identified, as well as individuals and organizati.ons (pha:rmacists,
teachers, Tri-City Searchers, Par~dise Drug Study Committee,
etc.) who can be of assistance i.n~providing information at a
local level. ;
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1. `A great dsal is heing done to improve the medical community's
ability to handle patients vrith drug or alconal problems. 'fhis
',spher~ oF expertise should be expanded so that all `stafP of
medie~l services can funct3ori effecti.vely in treatment and/or
referral, that the general p~blic tiecome aware of the availa-
bilit~ of the services of the medic'.al community. Additional
efforta may be needed in clarifyin relaticnships with respect
to .r,egulatiooe and the law iri trea~i~ng and deal~ng with persona
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2. The inpatient servicea are currently limited to a fex of the
hospi+.als. All hospitals should have these capabi.la.tiea.
"Protective ehvironment" £acilities need to be establiahed
and perhaps expanded~ particularly with respect ta dealing with
persons~with'drug problems. A`live-in or halPway houae situation
for alcoholiqs and other "drug dependent" ~.ndividua7.s appeara
t,o be neadec€. ~
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3. Q,utpatient services ~ne rel.atively limited, and nane provides
aicomplete serviCe to the individual and his fam~ly. Mental
H'ealth 3erviees meet the needs of the patient but not the needs
of the family. Family Services Association deals with the family
p'roblems but is often limited in mee~ing the medical or psychia-
tric needs af the individual. Private practitioners are reluctant
to assu~rte an extended respoRSibilityl£or the patient and his
family. Services need to be better ~oordinated an~d enhanced to
w~ere the entire needs of the familp;and all those.re~ated with
the recognized drug probZem can be mpre adequate~.y approached.
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I~. T`rainio programs with respect:to professional aod voluntesr
sta~f h~ve accompli.ahed a great deal~in improvi.ng the general
kpowledge with respect to pha~acology and the causes of drug
atouse. '• Future emphasis shouJ.d stres~ hoFr to affectiveJ.y dea~.
with the recognized causes of drug mi.suse in our communities.
Tha:s srou~.d reyuire an expanded program involv~.ng community .
agencies~ and individuals to develop~m comprehensive and coor- '
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5. More sasily i.dariti.fied ob~ecti.ves fo~ various pr~grams need to ~
be specji£ied~ and levels of accompli8~unent or target ob~ectives
shouid be stated so that an evaluatibn or measurement becomes
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Conti~ued fundi,ng of the Drug Control Resaurce Center is deemed
essential ~o the~framework of the drug progra~ in Butte County. The chief
instrumentality o~' this program is the DCRC, which is organi~ed and staffed
for tha co trol and prevention of drug ~buse throughout the County. The
primary ef~ort of ACRC.is ~o develop a coordinated and integrated youth-~
centered program which will encourage acta.viti~es to prevent the devel-
opment of a need for dependency on drugs, control or eliminate the dangers
presented to ~hose whq are csanally involved in drug miause and diminish
the damage~done ~o individuals and the community by those unabJ.e to
resolve personal',conflict except through the.'!drug-escape" route.
Conti~ued f~nding of llCRC ia apecifically needed in order to:
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A. C~ordin$te the Divers3.on Program. ~
Tk-e anntinued employment end utiligation of the AGRC ataf#' will
!'~ailitate the aompleti.an af the ~procees for 8lvereton.~' DCRC
x 11 ae~siet in the x~ehahilitation prqgram of thoae actuelly '
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B. Continue Treatment Services.
Local sstimates of the socia3 costs of narcot3.c addiction far a.
one year period have b8en calculated based Qn figures ~va~lable
from "The Econom~cs of Brug Addiction in Washington, D.C.: a Modal
for Estimation of Costs a~d Benefits of Rehabilitation." These
calculations are based on an eatimated incidence of 70 heroin and
opiate addicts Within tt-e county. These costa do not reflect the
soclaT aosta of any other types of drugs (Mari~aana, hallucinogena~ '
barbit~urates, amphetaminea, alcohol).
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' Butte County: Soc~a1 Costa af Narcotic Addiction( one year}
(Estimated incidence: ~0 heroin and other opiate addicts)
; Drugs $511,000
' Po11ce 68,.6lt0
courts 7,358
Corrections 96,01~0
~ Parole ;2,8~3
Erobation `1,395
Earn'ings Loss Ej1,901
' 1 Property Crime 79,716
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In 19 2, l~li~~ (3136 actual hours) of DCFEC's total hours of service
~was s~ent ir~ service to drug clients. Selected case load informatiorr
for ].972 is!presented in Table Four, page 23•
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In 19'~2, 20;$~ (T563 actual'hours);of DCRC~s total haurs of service
was spent in!prevention programming: lt5~;hours of service Were provided
~n the;training of profsasionals and para~Orofessiona~ personnel. 370
hours of service were provided in the eduFation of students~ parents~
soc~a7. arganizativns, and other concerned; i.ndi~vi.duals. 739 hours of
service kere provided in consul.tation and;ass~.4tance to i.ndividuals
and agencies. ~ _
D. Continue the Administration of the. Drug Program.
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In 1972, 37.7~ (28~t3 acLual hours.)" of 17CFiC's taY,al houra of service
Was spent in coordinating and administra~ing the drug abuse program
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SELECTED CASEIDAD INFORMATION - 1972
Cases referred to DCRC by: All Agenciea
Total number of referral~: 135 Malea: 69 Females: 66
Total arrests prior ta re~erral: 172 Mslea: 132 Femal.es: 40
Total re-arrests: 8 Males: 6 Females: 2
Total months of treatment: 347
Longeat open case:: 19 months
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Shortest open case! 1 day ,
Average time of open case: 2.5 montha
Total number of ca~es using one drug on7.y:' 63 (~t6.7~)
Total n~nnber 'of cases uaing more than one ilrug: ; 72 (53.3~)
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Incidence of:drug ebuse by: ~
T pe # , GrouP # _
Mari~uana/tiashish 70 21~,8~ ' Sedative druga (including I01 35•B~
i ' " alcohol & volatile
Alcohol i 58 20.6~ ! substances)
Halluc3nogens 40 1li.2~ Mari~uana and derivatives 70 21~.8p
Barbiturates 37 13.1~ , Hallucinogena !~0 11~.2~
Heroin 33 11.7~ Stimulants 38 13.5~
Amphetamines 28 9.9~ ~ Narcotics 33 11.7~
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Cocaine 10 3.6~ ;
V'olatile Substancea ~ 1~ 1.1t~ ~
Trar,quilizers 2 .7~
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Total nwr+ber re#'errsd to other agana~.es s 28
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