Social Indicators Related to Drug Abuse-Drug Prevention SIG , Data Center : Center on the Family

14. Adults In State Alcohol/Drug Programs, Per 1,000 Residents
	Time Series
	Jul.	Jul.	Apr.
Location	1998	1999	2000
State of Hawai`i	2.0	2.1	2.0
Hawai`i County	4.4	4.2	4.0
City & County of Honolulu	1.7	1.8	1.6
Kaua`i County	1.9	2.7	3.7
Maui County	1.6	1.8	1.4


Technical Notes: The source of the numerator is Hawaii State Dept. of Health, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division. The source of the denominator is U.S. Census Bureau -- 1990-99 County Population Estimates and 2000 Census data. A change in computer systems in 1998 resulted in previous years' data becoming non-comparable. These figures are limited to people receiving treatment from service providers funded by the State Dept. of Health's Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division, excluding programs funded by other public or private agencies. Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
Importance of the Indicator: The number of adults in treatment reflects only the most severely affected alcohol abusers, generally those who have been ordered into treatment by their employers after failure to function in the workplace or by the courts following incidents of domestic violence, driving under the influence, or other crimes. Unfortunately, the majority of people who are abusing alcohol are not in treatment, due to the lack of funding for expanding these programs. Young people rely on the adults in their communities to provide an example of a healthy, substance-free lifestyle.
Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health
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