Drug abuse prevention in IL
The state of Illinois recognizes the immense pain and suffering that many of the residents are experiencing due to the continued use of harmful substances such as cocaine, heroine, meth (Methamphetamine), marijuana and others. In an effort to make way for drug abuse prevention, the Illinois General Assembly approved the formation of IDHS/DASA (The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) through enactment of House Bill 963. Described below are some of the main functions, aims and objectives of this State agency.
Lead the drug abuse prevention efforts
The main objective of IDHS/DASA is to streamline all the ongoing drug abuse prevention efforts. The plan is to make the best possible use of existing federal, local government, and community-based facilities so as to spread awareness about the ill effects of using banned substances. The state agency seeks to provide the much-needed help in terms of timely intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation to individuals and communities. The aim is to create the right environment wherein individuals and communities can have a closer look at their existing habits and can start thinking positively about living a healthy, drug-free life and consequently become productive citizens of the state and the country.
Other critical functions
• Plan and launch specialized drug-abuse prevention schemes all throughout the state and ensure that all those who are at risk get the requisite treatment. Such programs should also cover the needs of the addict’s family because often it’s the families who suffer the most.
• Procure the necessary funds required for operating drug abuse prevention schemes by accepting and receiving funds from various sources such as private donations, grants, federal government monetary aids, and other state organizations. The agency should ensure the best possible use of the collected funds by investing it in the right schemes till the time the funds are actually taken out for launching the specified drug abuse prevention schemes. Efforts should also be made to ensure that the funds are used in the right manner and are not wasted for unproductive purposes.
• Identify the specific needs and requirements of individual communities such as teenagers, young adults, HIV infected people, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, African Americans, Asian Americans, the elderly and others in order to develop specialized drug abuse prevention schemes for each of these communities. For this, the agency has the option to seek inputs from existing providers, parent groups, associations and interested citizens.
Since drug abuse prevention is an ongoing process and since achieving the desired results may take a long time, the state of Illinois should continue to provide the requisite support and cooperation to agencies such as IDHS/DASA even if the rate of addicts and incarcerations does not seem to change much in the past few years. As a matter of fact, the state should make way for other similar agencies obviously because the drug abuse problem in Illinois has reached monolithic proportions. It is only then the residents of Illinois will be able to have a good night’s sleep without worrying that their sons, daughters, brothers or sisters might be walking the road that often leads to complete annihilation.
The state of Illinois recognizes the immense pain and suffering that many of the residents are experiencing due to the continued use of harmful substances such as cocaine, heroine, meth (Methamphetamine), marijuana and others. In an effort to make way for drug abuse prevention, the Illinois General Assembly approved the formation of IDHS/DASA (The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) through enactment of House Bill 963. Described below are some of the main functions, aims and objectives of this State agency.
Lead the drug abuse prevention efforts
The main objective of IDHS/DASA is to streamline all the ongoing drug abuse prevention efforts. The plan is to make the best possible use of existing federal, local government, and community-based facilities so as to spread awareness about the ill effects of using banned substances. The state agency seeks to provide the much-needed help in terms of timely intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation to individuals and communities. The aim is to create the right environment wherein individuals and communities can have a closer look at their existing habits and can start thinking positively about living a healthy, drug-free life and consequently become productive citizens of the state and the country.
Other critical functions
• Plan and launch specialized drug-abuse prevention schemes all throughout the state and ensure that all those who are at risk get the requisite treatment. Such programs should also cover the needs of the addict’s family because often it’s the families who suffer the most.
• Procure the necessary funds required for operating drug abuse prevention schemes by accepting and receiving funds from various sources such as private donations, grants, federal government monetary aids, and other state organizations. The agency should ensure the best possible use of the collected funds by investing it in the right schemes till the time the funds are actually taken out for launching the specified drug abuse prevention schemes. Efforts should also be made to ensure that the funds are used in the right manner and are not wasted for unproductive purposes.
• Identify the specific needs and requirements of individual communities such as teenagers, young adults, HIV infected people, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, African Americans, Asian Americans, the elderly and others in order to develop specialized drug abuse prevention schemes for each of these communities. For this, the agency has the option to seek inputs from existing providers, parent groups, associations and interested citizens.
Since drug abuse prevention is an ongoing process and since achieving the desired results may take a long time, the state of Illinois should continue to provide the requisite support and cooperation to agencies such as IDHS/DASA even if the rate of addicts and incarcerations does not seem to change much in the past few years. As a matter of fact, the state should make way for other similar agencies obviously because the drug abuse problem in Illinois has reached monolithic proportions. It is only then the residents of Illinois will be able to have a good night’s sleep without worrying that their sons, daughters, brothers or sisters might be walking the road that often leads to complete annihilation.
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