The Detroit Profile was prepared by Drug Strategies, a nonprofit policy research institute in Washington, D.C., dedicated to promoting more effective approaches to the nation's drug problems. Drug Strategies has also produced state profiles of Arizona, California, rural Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio and South Carolina.The Detroit Profile is the second in a series of city profiles, which includes Washington, D.C. and Santa Barbara, California.This project is supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
This report is designed to illuminate the dimensions of the problems caused by alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the city of Detroit, to assess local initiatives to reduce these problems, and to offer recommendations for the future. The report focuses on:
In preparing this report, Drug Strategies consulted the Michigan Department of Community Health; the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice; the Wayne County Department of Community Justice; the Detroit Health Department (including the Bureau of Substance Abuse); the Greater Detroit Area Health Council; the Detroit Public Schools Office of Guidance; the Detroit Police Department; the Wayne State University Addiction Research Institute and Center for Urban Studies; and experts in prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement and criminal justice. Drug Strategies also worked closely with Join Together, a national resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse. Distinguished Advisory Panels guided the project: (1) a panel of technical experts on local drug abuse data and trends and (2) a panel of public and private sector leaders concerned about alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems.
Drug Strategies will distribute this profile broadly to city, county and state legislators; business leaders; researchers; private organizations; government agencies; community groups; and the media.We hope the profile will increase public understanding of drug problems in the city of Detroit and generate political and financial support for more effective policies and programs.
| Executive Summary | Introduction | Profile | Substance Abuse | Prevention | Crime | Criminal Justice | Impact on Health | Treatment | Looking into the Future | Resources | Sources | Data Tables | Credits |
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