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Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse. Service Learning by Drew Zamanigian. Organizations. Why I chose three? The organizations Catholic Social Services of Oakland County Alcoholics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous Location Pontiac. Catholic Social Services of Oakland County. Located in Pontiac, Michigan

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Substance Abuse

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  1. Substance Abuse Service Learning by Drew Zamanigian

  2. Organizations • Why I chose three? • The organizations • Catholic Social Services of Oakland County • Alcoholics Anonymous • Narcotics Anonymous • Location • Pontiac

  3. Catholic Social Services of Oakland County • Located in Pontiac, Michigan • Offers Professional Services • Develops Relationships With The Community • Non-Profit • Offers services such as: • Counseling • Foster Care • Adoption • Elderly Services • Hispanic Outreach Program

  4. Alcoholics Anonymous • Located in Pontiac • Goals to help recover Alcoholics • “primary purpose...to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.” • Twelve Step Program • 6 Different Types of Meetings

  5. Narcotics Anonymous • Located in Pontiac • Similar to A.A. • Designed to keep addicts clean • Twelve Traditions Program • Only two types of meetings…

  6. Substance Abuse in Pontiac • Cocaine • Heroin • Marijuana • MDMA • OxyCotin • Alcoholism

  7. Cocaine • Largest Threat • Pontiac has high levels of trafficking and availability • Controlled by Mexicans and Domican DTOs • Connections to Columbian Cartels and African American organizations

  8. Heroin and MDMA • Largely Available in Pontiac • South-American heroin • Traffickers are commonly Nigerian, African American, and Hispanics • MDMA directly connected to Netherlands, commonly found in Pontiac Night Clubs

  9. Marijuana • The Most Common Drug • Found Anywhere Mainly in High Schools • Traffickers usually are African American organizations

  10. OxyCotin • Increased Demand • Perscriptions raised 31 percent in 2006 • 30 State in the Nation Of Consumption Rates • 2002 only 37 charges related, 2003 60 charges.

  11. Drug-Violation Arrests 2002-2006

  12. Quick Pontiac Charts

  13. Educational Attainment

  14. My Observations • Catholic Social Service • Office Supplies! • Caucasian Teenage Girls • Counseling • Alcoholics Anonymous • Open Speaker and Open Discussion Meetings • Diversity • 30’s and Older • Narcotics Anonymous • Younger Crowd • Caucasian Teenage Girls • Courted Ordered

  15. Questions? Thanks for listening!

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