State Prevention System Structure and Organization

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Title:	State Prevention System Structure and Organization
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Language:	English
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Excerpt
Excerpt: Structure and Organization: The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) of the Hawaii State Department of Health is the single state agency designated to receive Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant funds. ADAD is one of three divisions comprising the Behavioral Health Administration, which is under the administration of a Deputy Director of Health. The Deputy Director of Health reports directly to the Director of Health. Within ADAD prevention functions are carried out by the Clinical and Consultative Services Branch, Program Development Services Office, and the Administrative Services Office, with direction received from the Division Chief.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING SURVEY RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Addressing The Problems Of Veracity And Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. ANALYTIC APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. Estimating n, The Rate At Which Events Are Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Estimating N, The Number Of Events Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. SITE SELECTION, RESPONDENT SELECTION, AND WEIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1. Site Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. Respondent Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. FINDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1. Characteristics Of n, The Rate At Which Events Are Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2. Characteristics Of N, The Number Of Events Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3. Characteristics Of H, The Number Of Hardcore Drug Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 APPENDICES A. A Stochastic Model Of Hardcore Drug Use B. The Screener Instrument C. The Life History Interview Instrument D. Analysis Of The Hair Assay Data