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ALCOHOL REGULATION & HIGH-RISK GROUPS. NABCA LEGAL SYMPOSIUM March 12, 2013. Frank LaMere ~ Rick Garza ~ John Maisch. Who Are High-Risk Groups?. Homeless. Homeless. 643,067 homeless on a single night in January… 37% were homeless as part of a family… - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ALCOHOL REGULATION &HIGH-RISK GROUPS
NABCA LEGAL SYMPOSIUMMarch 12, 2013
Frank LaMere ~ Rick Garza ~ John Maisch
Who Are High-Risk Groups?
Homeless
Homeless
643,067 homeless on a single night in January…
37% were homelessas part of a family…
110,997 Americans are chronically homeless…
HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report
Homeless
1,128 Homeless in Oklahoma City
$28.7 million
between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010
#1 Common Factor is Substance Abuse
OKC Planning Department
Cost of HomelessnessFloyd Crawford
450 arrests since 1989
Public Intoxicationor trespassing
200 days in jail between September 12, 2009 and March 31, 2010
$160,000 spenton Mr. Crawford
in one year
Veterans
Veterans
18.5% of service members returning from Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
SAMHSA
Veterans
47% of all returning soldiers reported binge drinking.Institute for Medicine
Native Americans
Native Americans
30.6% Binge Drinking Rate Among American Indians (20% Higher than National Average)
National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
SAMHSA
Native Americans
17.5% of American Indians need treatment for alcohol abuse (compared to 9.3% from other racial or ethnic groups).
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA
What Can Regulators Do to Address Alcohol Abuse Among These High-Risk Groups?