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ALCOHOL REGULATION & HIGH-RISK GROUPS

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…

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ALCOHOL REGULATION & HIGH-RISK GROUPS

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  1. ALCOHOL REGULATION &HIGH-RISK GROUPS NABCA LEGAL SYMPOSIUM March 12, 2013 Frank LaMere ~ Rick Garza ~ John Maisch

  2. Who Are High-Risk Groups?

  3. Homeless

  4. Homeless 643,067 homeless on a single night in January… 37% were homeless as part of a family… 110,997 Americans are chronically homeless… HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report

  5. Homeless 1,128Homeless in Oklahoma City $28.7 million between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 #1 Common Factor is Substance Abuse OKC Planning Department

  6. Cost of Homelessness Floyd Crawford 450arrests since 1989 Public Intoxication or trespassing 200 days in jail between September 12, 2009 and March 31, 2010 $160,000spent on Mr. Crawford in one year

  7. Veterans

  8. Veterans 18.5%of service members returning from Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. SAMHSA

  9. Veterans 47%of all returning soldiers reported binge drinking. Institute for Medicine

  10. Native Americans

  11. Native Americans 30.6% Binge Drinking Rate Among American Indians (20% Higher than National Average) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA

  12. 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

  13. What Can Regulators Do to Address Alcohol Abuse Among These High-Risk Groups?

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