Committee

  • Doug Wentz, Chair
  • Daryl Alexander
  • Jan Bolchack
  • Brian Corbin
  • Karla Edwards
  • Sharon Letson
  • Diane Nosal
  • David Schaffer
  • Matthew Stefanak

    Interesting Info

    Actual Causes of Death in the United States in 1990
    CausesPercentage
    Tobacco
    19
    Diet/Activity
    14
    Alcohol
    5
    Microbial Agents
    4
    Toxic Agents
    3
    Firearms
    2
    Sexual Behavior
    1
    Motor Vehicles
    1
    Illicit Drug Use
    < 1
    Total
    50


    PRIDE

    A national organization devoted to drug abuse prevention through education.

    Prevent
    And
    Neutralize
    Drug and
    Alcohol Abuse

    Statistics

  • 19% of Mahoning County adults were cigarette smokers in 1993.
  • 24% of drivers under 19 involved in an auto accident in Mahoning County in 1996 were using alcohol.
  • 20% of the women in Mahoning County smoked during pregnancy in 1996.
  • 13% of low-birth-weight deliveries in Mahoning County were attributed to smoking during pregnancy.
  • Approximately 1/4 of all school-age children live with a parent or parents addicted to ATOD.
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect are the most preventable birth defects.

    Interesting Info

  • Estimates from the MCADAS Board range from 8,300 alcoholics in Mahoning County (based on a cirrhosis mortality formula) to 24,644 problem drinkers based upon nationally established rates.
  • The number of incarcerated drug offenders in the U.S. has risen by 510% from 1983-1993.
  • Addictions cost the nation $160 billion annually.

    Statistics

  • An average of 4% of tobacco vendors were located within 1/2 mile radius of 20 schools in Mahoning County surveyed in 1997.
  • An average of 10% of tobacco ads were displayed by each vendor.
  • 24% of Ohio high school students reported using marijuana in 1995.

    Interesting Info

  • First-year treatment of an alcohol and/or other drug-exposed infant is estimated at $46,000.
  • There are 72 conditions requiring hospitalization that are wholly or partially attributable to substance abuse; the most common are cancer, coronary conditions, and cirrhosis.
  • Out of an estimated $41 billion in Medicaid expenditures, $7.4 billion is attributable to substance abuse.
  • A California study published in 1994 found that addiction treatment yields a cost benefit of $7 for every $1 spent.
  • A 1994 Rutgers University study reports that "Every dollar spent on addiction treatment saves up to $20 in related social costs."


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