It is estimated that 70% of the drugs manufactured are illicitly used according to Dr. Rosecrans and literature on the subject. This ranges from the sharing of one's pills with a friend to the diversion of cargo into the illicit traffic. The Richmond region is involved in the abuse of other drugs. One indicator is the record of Richmond Vice Division seizures:

This increasing drug abuse problem must be approached on a unified, coordinated basis employing all viable methods including enforcement, juvenile education, public education, and rehabilitation.

The Council On Drug Abuse Control is the regional planning and coordination agency established by the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission and the Governor's Council on Narcotics and Drug Abuse Control. In order to meet the needs of the four Committees, to plan activities, to prepare funding proposals for several funding sources, to manage currently funded grant programs, to monitor progress in the region, to review materials for education, to offer assistance to many agencies and groups in developing projects, and to become a vehicle for the needed unified action, CODAC must expand its staff support and office space.

Local donated funds will serve as hard-match for DJCP funds. An action grant program for FY 70-71 will include the following:

Future program activity is expected to continue at the same funding level for FY 72-73, being matched by local hard-match. FY 73-74 and FY 74-75 is estimated at a 20% rise in funding per year with matching funds being supplied by the Commonwealth through the Governor's Council on Narcotics and Drug Abuse Control, as projected by the Councils Executive Director.

Enforcement

The needs of local enforcement agencies include training, manpower, equipment, and laboratory testing of seized samples.

The LEAA Discretionary Grant awarded to the City of Richmond provides for the training of 384 persons in eight three-day awareness seminars. Heretofore, drug training was accomplished by two hours of instruction given to recruit trainees.

In order to afford the region the same general training available to the Richmond Police, an action grant program will be developed for the remaining enforcement agencies in PDC #15. This general in-service program is required in order to make officers aware of the drug abuse problem which they may encounter but otherwise not be aware of in their day-to-day activities. A high level of investigative expertise is not the goal of this program, but of the program described in Training - Specific.

Eight seminars are envisioned beginning in October, 1971. The classes will comprise 35-40 men. Three-days of instruction will be offered at a local motel conference room capable of providing luncheon services for attendees. Programs will be offered monthly for eight months. Projected costs include the following:

Future funding needs are expected to constant for FY 72-73, in order to instruct new personnel in the entire region, and reduced by perhaps half in ensuing years, still enabling the training of added personnel. Hard-match funds will be sought when needed, although it is envisioned that the Common#wealth's appropriation of $896,000.00 to the State Police may serve this purpose when continued.

Training-Specific

The Action Grant award of $31, 885 to the Richmond Regional Plarining District Commission in the early part of 1970 enabled 45 men to attend a twoweek, 80-hour course in Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Investigation. Taught by Mr. F. John Kelly and visiting instructors the course paralleled the B.N.D.D. School in Washington, D. C. A grant of $25,551 awarded to the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission in November, 1970 will enable 50 men to attend a similar course. This program has not yet begun.

In order to offer investigators and narcotics officers the needed training the course should be continued. Federal funds will be matched by local in-kind services in order to conduct the program. Hard-match will be sought when required.

Future requirements are expected to continue at the same level for each ensuing fiscal year.

Monpower - City of Richmond

The need for additional enforcement officers working full-time in drug abuse control is needed. The LEAA Discretionary grant to the City of Richmond provides for three Detectives to supplement the Vice Division. Salaried at $9,880.00 each per year, it is expected that this operation will require Action Grant Support before the end of FY 71-72. If so, an amount equal to one-half of each man's salary will be required to carry him for the remainder of the fiscal year. Their activities in gathering information or organized crime drug traffickers should be quite important by this time.

Due to the one-third rule for personnel, this action program would require a $7,034,00 hard-match from the City. Projections of future funding are unclear due to the fact that the squad may at some time be absorbed totally by the Bureau should Divisional complements be increased.