Mr. ROGERS. What is the State funding to meet the drug abuse problem; how much money? Mr. MATTHEWs. The bulk of the State funding has been through the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, and they have blocked out roughly $750,000 here for drug abuse control. They are about to run out of that money, which they started awarding last July. Mr. ROGERS. What does the State do itself? Mr. MATTHEWS. Well, the State agencies themselves have set up a bureau of alcoholic and drug abuse studies, and funded that. Mr. ROGERS. What is the total funding that the State has given? Mr. MATTHEWS. Not being a State official, I could not respond. Mr. ROGERS. Is there any way for us to get that? Mr. MATTHEWs. I can contact Frank Kelly for that for you. Mr. ROGERS. How many people can you provide treatment for in your region? Mr. MATTHEWS. Currently, I would estimate, we are funded to provide methadone therapy for up to 300 people, and therapeutic community therapy for up to 400 people, and adolescent medicine for up to a hundred people. The rest is private psychiatric, not organized, or long-term treatment projects, and I would not put too many people in it. Mr. ROGERS. Are there any waiting lists, people waiting who want treatment? Mr. MATTHEWS. Since most of this funding, as in Rubicon's case, is second year, so they can take more people, and Codac was recently funded for its methadone program. There is then no waiting list. Mr. ROGERS. So anybody that wants treatment in your region gets treatment? Mr. MATTHEWS. Yes. Assuming those programs are not filled. We will be reaching only 10 or 20 percent of the people needing treatment. There is also a deficiency in treatment for adolescents, so we clearly are in need of expanded funding on this. Unfortunately, we have had to go to law enforcement funds to get moneys. Mr. ROGERS. Thank you very much. Your testimony has been most helpful. This concludes the hearing this morning, as I understand. We will take a quick lunch, and then this afternoon we will visit Rubicon. The hearing is concluded. (Whereupon, the hearing was concluded at 12:50 p.m., subject to the call of the chair.) In 8/4:92-47 OGED SPECIAL ACTION OFFICE FOR DRUG HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 9264 A BILL TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL ACTION OFFICE FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TO CONCENTRATE THE RESOURCES OF THE NATION IN A CRUSADE DRUG ABUSE H.R. 9059 AGAINST A BILL TO REQUIRE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO PROVIDE NEEDED TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR DRUG ADDICTS AND OTHER PERSONS WITH DRUG ABUSE AND OTHER DRUG DEPENDENCE PROBLEMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (and all other identical or similar bills) JUNE 28, 29, 30; JULY 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30; AUGUST 2, 5; SEPTEMBER 9; OCTOBER 22, 26, 27; AND NOVEMBER 8, 1971 Serial No. 92-47 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce @ 1972 |