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Leading from the ground up: The third national survey of the community movement against substance abuse, 1995 report to the nation Join Together This biannual survey of community-based, anti-drug, and alcohol efforts in the United States covers 4,200 local agencies, state education agencies, and community organizations. It examines the pivotal role of community coalitions in preventing ATOD abuse and trafficking, program changes noted since earlier surveys, and factors contributing to program success. A group of 1,910 coalition leaders contributed recommendations that local community organizations can consider as they develop their own initiatives. This latest survey finds that comprehensive efforts are most effective in preventing ATOD use, but that major sources of federal government funding are diminishing. At the same time, local government institutions are giving this issue less attention, and are handling substance abuse problems ineffectively, and Congress and state officials are not concentrating on substance abuse. On the other hand, local mayors are paying more attention, and over one-third of coalition leaders believe substance abuse is increasing in their communities. (Seventeen percent classified the situation as improving.) Most community organizers gave a poor rating to the performance of major institutions, such as business and labor, the media, and religious groups. Policy changes receiving almost universal support from the leaders include: limits on alcohol and tobacco advertising, lowering legal blood alcohol levels for drivers, providing mandatory treatment instead of prison for nonviolent drug and alcohol abusers, immediate availability of drug treatment for all, and maintaining criminalization for drug possession.
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Disclaimer Free To Grow is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. |