ALCOHOL REGULATION &HIGH-RISK GROUPS

NABCA LEGAL SYMPOSIUMMarch 12, 2013

Frank LaMere ~ Rick Garza ~ John Maisch

Who Are High-Risk Groups?

Homeless

Homeless

643,067 homeless on a single night in January…

37% were homelessas part of a family…

110,997 Americans are chronically homeless…

HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report

Homeless

1,128 Homeless in Oklahoma City

$28.7 million

between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010

#1 Common Factor is Substance Abuse

OKC Planning Department

Cost of HomelessnessFloyd Crawford

450 arrests since 1989

Public Intoxicationor trespassing

200 days in jail between September 12, 2009 and March 31, 2010

$160,000 spenton Mr. Crawford

in one year

Veterans

Veterans

18.5% of service members returning from Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

SAMHSA

Veterans

47% of all returning soldiers reported binge drinking.Institute for Medicine

Native Americans

Native Americans

30.6% Binge Drinking Rate Among American Indians (20% Higher than National Average)

National Survey on Drug Use and Health,

SAMHSA

Native Americans

17.5% of American Indians need treatment for alcohol abuse (compared to 9.3% from other racial or ethnic groups).

National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA

What Can Regulators Do to Address Alcohol Abuse Among These High-Risk Groups?