HARRIS COUNTY (TX) CENTRAL DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM - FINAL EVALUATION REPORT, OCTOBER 15, 1973 - APRIL 30, 1974

• NCJ Number: 30670
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 27 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Harris Cty
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TWO CENTRAL INTAKE UNITS WERE USED IN THIS HOUSTON PROJECT TO SCREEN DRUG CLIENTS AND TO REFER THEM TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE AGENCY.

Abstract

THESE CENTRAL INTAKE UNITS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCEPTING REFERRALS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ALL OTHER SOURCES, ANALYZING THE CLIENT'S NEEDS, AND REFERRING HIM TO ONE OF NINE TREATMENT MODALITIES IN THE HOUSTON AREA. STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED ON THE NUMBER OF CLIENT CONTACTS WITH THE CENTRAL INTAKE UNITS (CIU'S), CLIENT'S DRUG PROBLEMS, REFERRING AGENCIES, PLACEMENT OF CLIENTS IN THE VARIOUS TREATMENT MODALITIES, AND THE SUCCESS RATES OF CLIENTS SO REFERRED. THE REPORT POINTS OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE CENTRAL INTAKE UNIT ACCOMPLISHED ONLY 42 PERCENT OF ITS GOAL IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS CONTACTED, THE SYSTEM PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMODATE THE FULL NUMBER.