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Choosing the correct drug rehab in Mississippi is often a very confusing and extremely important endeavor. It is important to be well informed in order to choose the correct drug rehab facility in Mississippi for yourself or a loved one.
Each drug rehab in Mississippi has a different approach to the recovery process. Take note of what is important to you, and make decisions based on your personal needs. Keep in mind that in Mississippi there are a multitude of treatment options to choose from: outpatient treatment, in patient treatment, support groups, drug rehabilitation, alcohol rehab, drug treatment programs, sober living, halfway houses, long term treatment, short term treatment, counseling, and many more. An individual can become thoroughly confused by asking a half-dozen recovering alcoholics or drug addicts in Mississippi how they conquered their abuse of alcohol or drugs; the answers vary although each of them are convincing and emotional. They will cite such diverse approaches as hospitalization, diet, exercise, counseling, sauna's, religion, hypnosis, amino acids and self-help groups. When it comes to successful treatment, only one thing is certain: practically any approach will work for some of the people, some of the time. To put it another way, successful drug rehabilitation is like a designer suit- it's got to be tailor-made for each individual. A great deal of variation exists in the degree of dependence among drug users. The teenager who smokes marijuana three times a week is not as dependent as the thirty year old who has smoked marijuana six times a day for 15 years and has already relapsed after being in two drug rehabilitation centers. It's obvious that these individuals need different approaches to treatment. Similarly, among cocaine users are some who use it in binge fashion, one or two days a month, and others who use it several times each day. Again, different treatment approaches are required for each case.
For those who do not have a long history of drug addiction, an outpatient treatment program might be the correct decision. This form of treatment may be a viable solution for those who have a brief drug addiction history. These individuals might only need the guidance and counseling available though this method of treatment. On the other hand, those who have experienced an extended period of drug addiction, choosing the correct drug rehab program typically means that they should enter into an in patient drug rehab program not located in Mississippi. The structure, 24-hour support and change of enviornment made available through this type of drug rehab recovery program can be highly effective for those recovering from a long term drug addiction problem. Most drug rehab professionals in do not recommend any one "best" treatment approach, recognizing the many variations among drug and alcohol abusers. In general, the levels of treatment range from simple and behavioral to complex and medical. The person dependent upon drugs or alcohol may have used the chosen substance for so long that he or she has literally forgotten how to cope with the daily challenges of life; how to have a meaningful, drug-free lifestyle; or how to solve the social or psychological problems that prompted the substance abuse in the first place. In these instances, a very comprehensive approach must be prescribed if the individual is to expect any degree of successful recovery. Once stability is achieved, the "clean" or sober individual can take several steps to enhance recovery and avoid relapse. Among the general recommendations are belonging to a group as a support system, having a religious involvement, practicing good health habits; including proper diet, sleep, and exercise, as well as goal planning and self enhancement projects.
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Google BookmarksPopulation: 2,858,029
Law Enforcement Officers: 7,034
State Prison Population: 25,100
Probation Population: 15,435
Violent Crime Rate
National Ranking: 31 2004 Federal Drug Seizures
Cocaine: 268.6 kgs.
Heroin: 3.4 kgs.
Methamphetamine: 15.6 kgs.
Marijuana: 2,394.1 kgs.
Ecstasy: 2,252 tablets
Methampehtamine Laboratories: 157(DEA, state, and local)
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Drug Situation: While cocaine, particularly “crack” cocaine, is
still considered to be the biggest drug threat facing the state of Mississippi,
the increase in methamphetamine abuse and manufacturing follows closely behind.
There has been a steady increase in production of methamphetamine, which poses
a serious threat to abusers, law enforcement personnel, and the public alike.
The drug of choice and most widely abused drug among consumers in Mississippi
is marijuana. Other dangerous drugs (MDMA, LSD, GHB, Ketamine and Rohypnol)
have remained popular among young drug users. Diversion of pharmaceutical drugs
is still of significant concern in Mississippi with OxyContin abuse continuing
to rise.
The movement of illegal drugs into and through Mississippi has been a significant problem for law enforcement for a number of years. Mississippi is ideally suited with its interstate system, deepwater and river ports, and air and rail systems as the “Crossroads of the South” to facilitate drug movement from the South Texas/Mexico area and Gulf ports to the entire midwest and the eastern seaboard of the United States. Drug trafficking patterns indicate the interstate highway system to be the preferred method of transporting illegal drugs into and through Mississippi. Highway interdiction is accomplished primarily through fragmented patrols by state and local law enforcement.
Cocaine: Cocaine is widely used and trafficked throughout Mississippi. Cocaine, in both powder-form “HCl” and base-form “crack,” is the most problematic drug for communities and law enforcement in Mississippi. There is often a direct connection between the use and/or sale of cocaine and crime, especially violent crime. In Mississippi, cocaine is being illicitly trafficked and used by people from all racial and socioeconomic groups throughout the state’s 82 counties. Cocaine base, “crack” cocaine, is still the drug of choice among users and traffickers in the African-American population in both urban and rural areas of Mississippi.
Unique to the Mississippi Gulf Coast counties of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson are Vietnamese gangs involved in drug trafficking. These Vietnamese gangs, primarily operating in the Biloxi area, are heavily involved in the distribution of powder cocaine and the club drug ecstasy. The primary cocaine sources for these Vietnamese dealers are located in Texas and California. Vietnamese dealers are known to supply some of the African-American dealers with powder cocaine which is then converted “cooked” into crack-cocaine for local sale.
Mexican traffickers are loosely organized in Mississippi but are believed to be associated with large Mexican gangs operating in Memphis, Tennessee. Overall, the Mexican population in Mississippi is steadily growing and Mexican drug trafficking groups are increasing in the rural, agricultural areas of the state.
Heroin: Heroin continues to be a rare commodity in the state of Mississippi, according to reports from several local and state agencies. Most of the state’s heroin seizures come from users, although there have been cases where heroin has been seized from local independent dealers. These dealers have only had small amounts in their possession. Heroin seen in central and southern Mississippi is believed to have come from Texas and New Orleans, while the northern part of the state is getting its heroin from the Memphis, Tennessee area. Seizure figures indicate Mexican Brown (Black Tar) is the most popular type of heroin found throughout the state, however, South American white heroin has been seen in some areas.
Methamphetamine: The manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine is one of the fastest growing drug problems in Mississippi. Methamphetamine is brought in from other areas of the United States and across borders. Methamphetamine use in Mississippi is rampant. Virtually unheard of four years ago or found only in the trucking community, methamphetamine is now approaching epidemic proportions in the state.
Not only has methamphetamine use and abuse impacted the law enforcement community, Mississippi farmers, and local merchants, but also the drug treatment centers have been affected by rising admissions. According to professionals working in the drug treatment centers, methamphetamine abuse was first seen approximately five years ago with a significant increase occurring within the past three years. The need for treatment is enormous.
Initially, methamphetamine availability was concentrated in the far northern counties of Mississippi; however, several factors quickly contributed to the spread of the problem throughout northern Mississippi. Bridges at Greenville; Washington County, Mississippi; Helena, Arkansas; Coahoma County, Mississippi; and Memphis, Tennessee provide direct access to the states of Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee. These states have had a tremendous problem with the manufacture of methamphetamine, which led to tougher laws and more enforcement in those states. That pressure pushed manufacturers into northern Mississippi because of the ample supply of anhydrous ammonia and the need for less pressure from law enforcement.
The crystalline form of methamphetamine, known as “ice”, “glass”, or “crystal,” is gaining popularity. This crystal methamphetamine reportedly came from either California or Texas, and was transported to the area by transport trucks. The violators referred to the methamphetamine as “Chrome.”
The theft of precursor chemicals has increased greatly. The majority of merchants are cooperating with law enforcement by limiting access to the number of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine tablets that can be purchased as well as other items needed to manufacture methamphetamine. Because of their cooperation, however, shoplifting has increased.
Club Drugs: Both LSD and MDMA are being distributed and used in and around local nightclubs, at rave parties, and on college campuses. MDMA seizures have increased significantly since 1998. MDMA has become the most prevalent and popular of the “club” or “designer” drugs in Mississippi. GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine are not currently known to be widely used or popular. LSD found in Mississippi normally comes from California. MDMA found in Mississippi is primarily from sources in California, New York, Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Pharmaceuticals: In Mississippi, diversion of pharmaceuticals is primarily occurring at the retail level through schemes such as forging or altering prescriptions and through doctor shopping. Illicitly diverted prescription drugs are being abused by some from all racial and socioeconomic groups. Currently, Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Alprozalam (Xanax), Diazapam (Valium), Oxycodone (Percodan, OxyContin), Lorazepam (Alivan) and Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) are the most widely diverted and abused pharmaceutical drugs in central Mississippi. OxyContin is currently the pharmaceutical drug of concern due to 14 overdoses in recent years. These drugs, and others like Rohypnol, are also being obtained in large quantities from sources in Texas border towns, especially Laredo, Texas. Another widespread problem is the illegal purchasing of large quantities of cold medicine containing ephedrine/pseudoephedrine, from grocery and drug stores, which is being converted, through use of chemicals, into methamphetamine.
Marijuana: Large quantities of Mexican marijuana are transported from Texas through Mississippi on Interstates 10, 12, and 55 destined for larger cities in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States. Couriers in pick-up trucks, vans, tractor-trailers and buses transport the marijuana in 50, 100 and 200 pound quantities in concealed compartments. Proceeds from the drug sales are returned in the same manner. Domestically cultivated marijuana is available throughout Northern Mississippi in patches of four to five plants in and around dense vegetation on United States forestry land and around area lakes. Marijuana is trafficked and used by all ethnic and socioeconomic groups in Mississippi, often along with or after the use of cocaine and methamphetamine.
DEA Mobile Enforcement Teams: This cooperative program with state and local law enforcement counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response to the overwhelming problem of drug-related violent crime in towns and cities across the nation. There have been 409 deployments completed resulting in 16,763 arrests of violent drug criminals as of February 2004. There have been seven MET deployments in the State of Mississippi since the inception of the program: Jackson (2), Gulfport, Hancock County, Greenville, Hattiesburg, and Grenada.
DEA Regional Enforcement Teams: This program was designed to augment existing DEA division resources by targeting drug organizations operating in the United States where there is a lack of sufficient local drug law enforcement. This Program was conceived in 1999 in response to the threat posed by drug trafficking organizations that have established networks of cells to conduct drug trafficking operations in smaller, non-traditional trafficking locations in the United States. Nationwide, there have been 22 deployments completed resulting in 608 arrests of drug trafficking criminals as of February 2004. There have been no RET deployments in the State of Mississippi.
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| Mississippi Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant: | $ 14,352,357 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Community Mental Health Services Block Grant: | $ 4,086,465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH): | $ 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Protection and Advocacy Formula Grant: | $ 406,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Subtotal of Formula Funding: | $ 19,145,522 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Discretionary Funding | Fiscal Year 2004/05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Mental Health | $ 1,651,474 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Substance Prevention: | $ 2,209,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Substance Abuse Treatment: | $ 321,556 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Subtotal of Discretionary Funding: | $ 4,183,028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Total Mental Health Funds: | $ 6,444,639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Total Substance Abuse Funds: | $ 16,883,911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grantee: Mississippi Department of Mental Health | ||
| Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants | ||
| Congressional District: MS-03 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $142,200 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007 | ||
| This project will continue the State's effort to build infrastructure to collect data and report the remaining Mental Health Block Grant Uniform Reporting System Developmental Measures. Grant efforts will focus on (1) local provider training to improve data quality, (2) implementation of web-based technology using DS2K + data standards to collect, report, and improve accessibility of data, and (3) strengthening internal and external database linkages. Project outcomes will include consistent data definitions, timely capture of data, improved measure of service outcomes and client change, improved data quality, and enhanced ability to analyze and report on developmental measures such as school attendance, school performance, and involvement with the criminal justice system. The project outcomes will be evaluated based on the ability to produce the data required for URS and other desired reporting. The project will also be evaluated in terms of its ability to produce data that is useful to and is used by system stakeholders. | ||
| Grantee: Mississippi Department of Mental Health | ||
| Program: Children's Services | ||
| Congressional District: MS-03 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $1,039,274 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/1999 - 08/31/2005 | ||
| A comprehensive system of care for Hinds County - a diverse and impoverished community - will be implemented by the State in collaboration with Mississippi Families as Allies and the WRAP Project - a Community Action Project that has developed consensus around wraparound services as an exemplary practice. The State hopes that this project will serve as a demonstration for Statewide children's mental health reform efforts. | ||
| Grantee: Catholic Charities, Inc. | ||
| Program: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children | ||
| Congressional District: MS-04 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $400,000 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2007 | ||
| The Mississippi Child Trauma Therapeutic Services Collaborative is a strengths and resilience-based partnership that includes State mental health, State disaster management, a major faith-based provider, a prominent family organization, and a network of accessible, community- based services. Catholic Charities of Hope Haven Crisis Services will lead a four-year project to develop the multi-agency, child-/family-centered Child Trauma Therapeutic Services Center, based in Jackson, and serving a three-county area. This project will serve a wide-range of primarily rural and geographically isolated child trauma survivors, including those who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse, rape, neglect, refugee trauma, community violence, domestic violence, violent crime, disaster, and the traumatic loss of loved ones. | ||
| Grantee: Partnership for a Healthy Scott County | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000 | ||
| Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: Jackson Cnty Children's Svcs Coalition | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $72,215 | ||
| Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: West Jackson Community Development Corp | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000 | ||
| Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: Warren Yazoo Mental Health Service , Inc | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $74,845 | ||
| Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: Developing Resources for Edu/America Inc | ||
| Program: SE Ctr for Appl. of Prev Technologies | ||
| Congressional District: MS-01 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $481,920 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2000 - 04/30/2004 | ||
| The Southeast Region Center for the Advancement of Prevention Technology (CAPT) assists States and Communities in applying the latest available prevention research findings. The Southeast Region CAPT includes Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, and Virginia. The program will prioritize regional problems related to alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; develop a regional prevention needs and resources profile; assist the State Incentive Program grantee and other clients to conduct local needs, opportunities, and readiness analyses; develop criteria to be used to guide selection of prevention technologies; develop and implement a process for packaging prevention technologies; develop and implement an easily accessible electronic communications network; establish a telecommunications support center; provide on-site technical assistance and specialized training; and design and implement an evaluation plan. | ||
| Grantee: Our House, Inc | ||
| Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 3 Services | ||
| Congressional District: MS-02 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $329,254 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005 | ||
| Our House, Inc. will be concentrating on a small area within the Mississippi Delta Empowerment Zone. Our target sites or this project will be Sunflower, Bolivar, and Washington Counties. Target Population: African American youth between the ages of 8-17. Our House, Inc. addresses Africa American Youth/Teens -Denial of susceptibility to infection; inadequate prevention materials (both on substance abuse and HIV/AIDS); denial of susceptibility to repeat infection; lack of trained peer educators; perceived invincibility to infection; parental and school censorship of prevention messages; and lack of ways to handle peer pressures. | ||
| Grantee: Southwest MS Rural Health Coalition | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: MS-02 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000 | ||
| Project Period: 10/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: New Life Ministry, Inc. | ||
| Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 2 Youth Services Cooperative Agreements | ||
| Congressional District: MS-02 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $63,636 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2001 - 03/31/2005 | ||
| Project Eliminating Risks (Project E.R.), will target African American youth ages 12-18, who reside in the urban core of Jackson, Mississippi. It is an expansion of New Life Ministry's NOT HERE program and will adapt the American Red Cross's African American HIV Peer to Peer Educators Program and the National Institute for Drug Abuse's AIDS High Risk Adolescent Prevention Manual to address the unmet needs of this target population as demonstrated by the HIP Coalition of Jackson, Mississippi. The goal of Project E.R. is to establish five NOT HERE Clubs throughout the community for on-going education, prevention information, and supportive activities for program participants, ages 12-18. Facilitated by African American peer educators, ages 16-18, under the supervision of an adult, a cross-site evaluation will be conducted to seek effectiveness of the intervention to prevent HIV/AIDS risk-related behavior and substance abuse among 70% of participants one-year following completion of the program. | ||
| Grantee: MS Department of Mental Health | ||
| Program: Cooperative Agreement for Ecstasy & Other Club Drugs Prevention Services | ||
| Congressional District: MS-04 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $292,356 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005 | ||
| The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has contracted with the Mississippi Southern Coalition to implement two-evidence based prevention interventions to prevent, reduce, and/or delay use of ecstasy and other club drugs. The target population includes youth and adults between age 12 and 24 attending alternative schools, the community college and state university in the rural southern part of the State. The evidence-based programs are Project Success and Communities Mobilizing for Change. The plan is also to further develop the prevention infrastructure in the rural southern part of the state. | ||
| Grantee: Jackson State University | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: MS-04 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $99,892 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: Long Beach School District | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: MS-04 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $95,880 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA | ||
| Program: Drug Free Communities | ||
| Congressional District: MS-04 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005 | ||
| The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions. | ||
| Grantee: The Nominal Group, Inc | ||
| Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 5 Services | ||
| Congressional District: MS-04 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $250,000 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008 | ||
| This proposal, from The Nominal Group, Inc., requests $349,482.00 to sustain an effective substance abuse prevention (SAP) and HIV prevention (HIVP) program for African-American at risk youth in West Jackson (Hinds County) Mississippi. The proposed program, "Reducing the Risk to West Jackson Youth" (hereafter, Reducing the Risk) will target 80 African-American youth, males and females, ages 10-19, in West Jackson, Mississippi, who are binge drinking, or using alcohol or drugs and engaging in unprotected sex, having sex without a condom, or other unsafe sexual practice that may lead to contracting HIV and a sexually transmitted disease. Today, alcohol and other drug use and crime among African-American youth in West Jackson continues to be one of the most serious public health problems facing the city. The earlier a youth begins to drink alcohol and to use other drugs, the greater the likelihood of later alcohol and other drug problems, and the participation in risky behaviors that will place them at risk for contracting an STD or HIV. The proposed program, Reducing the Risk, will target 80 African-American males and females, ages 10-19, in West Jackson, Mississippi, who are binge drinking, or using alcohol or drugs and engaging in unprotected sex, having sex without a condom, or other unsafe sexual practice that may lead to contracting, HIV and, a sexually transmitted disease because of social, economic, and environmental (neighborhood characteristics), factors, and who exhibit behaviors that place them at high risk. The educational intervention sessions, of the program, will be implemented at the Hosanna Missionary Baptist Church 3475 Jayne Ave., Jackson; and " meetings with the parents and/or legal guardians will be held at the nearby Jayne Community Center. The Nominal Group believes that the proposed program can elicit changes in behavior. | ||
| Grantee: Coastal Family Health Center, Inc. | ||
| Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS | ||
| Congressional District: MS-05 | ||
| FY 2004 Funding: : $221,556 | ||
| Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2007 | ||
| Coastal Family Health Center, Biloxi, MS -- $252,969 -- to expand and enhance services that will provide day and evening individuals and group counseling for substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS prevention. The center goal is to provide substance abuse treatment for 150 patients and their families, providing early intervention and prevention services to 2,000 adolescents and 20 former prison inmates living in the Mississippi area. The program will use Targeted Capacity Expansion TCE/HIV to target adolescents and criminal justice individuals from the Latino population. | ||
