Kentuckys Substance Abuse Prevention FY 2003 Annual Report

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Kentuckys Substance Abuse PreventionFY
2003Annual Report

• Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director
• Division of Substance Abuse

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Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Alcohol
among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State 2000
and 2001
Compared to other states, and across all age
categories, Kentucky has one of the lower rates
of alcohol use.
Source SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies,
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and
2001 (2002 data not yet available).
Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Any
Illicit Drug among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by
State 2000 and 2001
In contrast, Kentucky has one of the higher rates
of past month use of illicit drugs, especially
among teenagers. In particular, rates of use of
marijuana and cocaine appear high relative to
other states.
Source SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies,
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and
2001 (2002 data not yet available).
Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Any
Tobacco Product among Persons Aged 12 or Older,
by State 2000 and 2001
Across all age levels, Kentucky has one of the
highest rates of tobacco product use in the
nation.
Source SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies,
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and
2001 (2002 data not yet available).
Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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What Are Kentuckys Overall Goals?

• Within a life-span approach
• Increase rates of abstinence, especially for
  high-risk and underage populations
• Delay age of onset of use to improve likelihood
  of responsible use for legal substances (e.g.,
  alcohol, tobacco)
• Reduce levels of heavy use and abuse within
  high-risk populations

Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Priority Goals for Kentucky

• Reduce the number of youths using tobacco
  products
• Reduce the number of youths engaged in heavy
  drinking
• Reduce the number of youths using marijuana and
  other illicit drugs
• Reduce the number of college students engaged in
  heavy drinking
• Reduce the number of adults engaged in
  heavy drinking

Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Substance Abuse Prevention

• Prevention involves more than education. It
  includes
• developing community awareness and capacity
  through coalitions and collaborations
• changing policies and community norms to promote
  abstinence, responsibility, and appropriate use
  (depending, of course, on the substance)
• delivering evidence-based education programs to
  high-risk populations among youth, college
  students, and adults (in schools, employment
  settings, health centers, and other settings)
• designing and deploying new initiatives
• disseminating information about ATOD through
  publications, PSAs, forums, and other media
• identifying individuals with problems and making
  referrals

Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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The Three-Legged Stool

• Law enforcement
• Treatment services
• Prevention services

Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Kentuckys Substance Abuse Prevention Funding

• In FY04
• Federal SA Block Grant 6.6 million
• Ky State General Fund 700,000
• Federal Safe and Drug Free School and Communities
  - 1.3 million
• Funded by SDFSC
• Champions
• Early Intervention
• Agency Funds 1million for Kentucky ASAP local
  boards

Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Kentuckys Strategy

• Recognize that SA problems are multi-dimensional
• Across all age groups, operate from a Lifestyle
  Risk Reduction model
• Focus on both educational and environmental
  strategies
• Impact on risk and protective factors such as
  risk perception, social approval, parental
  monitoring, and self-efficacy
• Maximize use of limited resources by promoting
  and coordinating community-level effort
• Ensure that activities are effective by promoting
  evidence-based approaches
• Target resources to areas of greatest need and
  risk (e.g., heavy use and abuse) and emerging
  problems (e.g., Oxycontin in E. Ky.)
• Promote a comprehensive array of prevention
  services that are not exclusive to the Division,
  utilizing the resources of communities,
  faith-based organizations, schools, universities,
  and other institutions and organizations

Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Examples of DSA-Sponsored or Supported Programs
in Kentucky

• School-based education programs Lifeskills,
  DARE, Project Alert
• Outreach to pregnant women
• PRIME for Life curriculum for adults
• Early Intervention Program (EIP) for high-risk
  youth
• KY-ASAP and Champions groups
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America
• Synar tobacco survey
• KIP Survey of School Students in Grades 6, 8, 10,
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Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse
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Scope of DSA-Funded or Supported Activity

• In FY03
• 3,901,676 was spent by 14 regional prevention
  centers, employing 71.9 FTE prevention
  professionals (about half of whom hold an MA,
  certification as a prevention professional, and
  have at least 2 years of experience
• DSA-funded or supported prevention services were
  delivered to 101,153 youth, 650 college students,
  and 1,344 adults
• Science-based prevention programs were delivered
  by 370 organizations to youth, twelve to college
  students, and 63 to adults

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Substance Abuse
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Dianne Shuntich, Assistant Director Division of
Substance Abuse