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Rogelio Dominguez Bernard Carter Lake County Sheriff Lake County Prosecutor John Ayre Key Executive Director 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile The Consumption and Consequences of Alcohol & Other Drugs in Lake County, Indiana Produced by the Lake County, Indiana Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) State Incentive Grant (SIG) A Division of the Lake County Drug Free Alliance With Support from Calumet College of Saint Joseph’s Public Safety Institute Completed Spring 2008 Lake County Drug Free Alliance | 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile 1 Our Vision: A Positive, Healthy, Safe, and Drug-Free Lake County that Encourages and Enhances the Creative and Productive Spirit of All. Our Mission: To Eliminate Substance Abuse in All Lake County Citizens 2 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile | Lake County Drug Free Alliance This document, written for key community stakeholders and policymakers, presents data and analysis to support the development of a county-wide systemic framework for reducing and eliminating alcohol use and abuse in Lake County, Indiana. This document and the efforts described herein were funded through a Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) from the Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA). For additional copies of this document, contact: Lake County Drug-Free Alliance John Ayre Key, Executive Director Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) State Incentive Grant (SIG) 2900 West 93rd Avenue Crown Point, IN 46307 Phone: (219) 648-6120 Fax: (219) 648-6122 [email protected] http://www.spfcentral.com RESEARCH TEAM Manager: Adrian Muhammad, Enterprise Systems Asst. Manager: Kimberly Holliday Researcher: Joe Gomeztagle, Midwest Business and Economic Research Group Editing: Renee Prejean-Motanky, RPM Marketing STATEMENT OF REPRODUCIBILITY Permission is granted, free of charge, to photocopy pages of this document that are not copyrighted. Permission to reproduce from government sources is traditionally freely granted by the U.S. Government. If the analysis included in this report is quoted, the source should be credited. Lake County Drug Free Alliance | 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile 3 Lake County Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) – State Incentive Grant (SIG) Program Team Rogelio “Roy” Dominguez Bernard A. Carter John A. Key Lake County Sheriff Lake County Prosecutor Executive Director Adrian Muhammad Kimberly Joy Holliday Joseph Gomeztagle Program Director Assistant Program Director Midwest Business & Economic Enterprise Systems, LLC Research Group, LLC Renée Prejean-Motanky RPM Marketing Local Advisory Council Cultural Competency Evaluation Workgroup (LAC) Workgroup Bill Hill, Chairperson Maria Guillen, Chairperson Geoff Anderson, Chairperson Hillcrest Manor Hielo, LLC Calumet College John Littman, Vice- Lisette Guillen, Vice- Dr. Gary Jones, Vice-Chairperson Chairperson Chairperson Calumet College Campagna Academy Northwest Indiana Times . Lorraine Guillen, Vice- Chairperson Northwest Indiana Times Program & Policy Sustainability Workgroup Outreach Workgroup Workgroup Ashvin Sheth, Chairperson Renae Brantley, Chairperson Phyllis Barlow, Chairperson Edgewater Systems Ancilla Systems, Inc. ABj Creative Marketing Pat Simes, Vice-Chairperson New Life Family Learning Center Training Workgroup Youth & Young Adult Survey Participants Tommy Williams, James Dillon, Co-Chairperson Merrillville Community School Chairperson Corporation Gary Community School Eddie Melton, Co-Chairperson School City of East Chicago Corporation Redd Karpet Achievement, Inc. Gary Community School Corporation School City of Hammond Lake Ridge Schools Campagna Academy Gary Area Career Center Hammond Area Career Center 4 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile | Lake County Drug Free Alliance Monday, April 21, 2008 Dear Community Stakeholder: As Founders and Co-Chairs of the Lake County Drug Free Alliance, we are pleased to present the 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile. The Epidemiological Profile is intended to serve as a community tool that can be used for strategic planning and implementation with respect to prevention of alcohol and substance abuse in Lake County among youth and young adults. This body of work is the result of an exhaustive effort on the part of many local, state and national stakeholders and serves as proof of our collaborative power to improve our entire community. For compelling reasons, we encourage all constituent groups to become familiar with the data contained herein. By studying the findings of the “2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile”, community stakeholders will gain a true and current understanding of the causative factors that threaten the quality of life for youth in Lake County and surrounding jurisdictions. Our next step in this valuable process is to successfully address the substance abuse issue in Lake County through the development of an outcome based, comprehensive strategic plan replete with objectives that are commensurate with the information identified in this Epidemiological Profile. Full participation is imperative for maximum success, thus we invite your input at every stage. Please feel free to share the information contained in this report with any interested colleagues or community groups. We invite the entire community to use the inherent data to develop organizational and community strategies to combat underage drinking in particular and substance abuse in general. For the data to achieve relevance, we must collectively go to work to address and eradicate the factors that lead our young people to use substances that can endanger their future. To join our efforts, contact the Drug Free Alliance at 219-648-6121, or visit our website at www.drugfreealliance.com. Sincerely, Rogelio “Roy” Dominguez Bernard A. Carter Sheriff Roy Dominguez Prosecutor Bernard A. Carter Co-Chair Co-Chair Lake County Drug Free Alliance | 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile 5 Table of Contents About the Lake County Drug-Free Alliance............................................................................ 7 About the Lake County SPF – SIG........................................................................................... 8 Section 1: About Lake County............................................................................................... 13 1.1 About Lake County ...................................................................................................... 13 1.2 Two Communities ........................................................................................................ 14 1.3 Geographic Overview .................................................................................................. 15 1.4 Population.................................................................................................................... 15 1.5 Risk Factors Behavioral Profile.................................................................................... 16 1.6 Risk Factors – Community........................................................................................... 18 1.7 Risk Factors - Education.............................................................................................. 20 Section 2: Methods ................................................................................................................. 24 Section 3: Executive Summary.............................................................................................. 32 Section 4: Alcohol Use in Lake County ................................................................................ 37 4.1 General Consumption Patterns ...................................................................................... 37 4.2 Alcohol Consequence Analysis ...................................................................................... 46 Section 5: Drug Use in Lake County - Consumption Patterns ........................................... 55 5.1 General Drug Use Consumption Patterns ...................................................................... 55 5.2 Marijuana Consumption Patterns ................................................................................... 57 5.3 Cocaine Consumption Patterns ...................................................................................... 63 Section 6: Drug Use in Lake County – Consequence Analysis ......................................... 66 6.1 Drug Violations ................................................................................................................ 66 6.2 Marijuana Possession ..................................................................................................... 70 6.3 Cocaine Possession........................................................................................................ 73 Section 7: Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 76 Section 8: Sources.................................................................................................................. 82 6 2008 Lake County Epidemiological Profile | Lake County Drug Free Alliance About the Lake County Drug-Free Alliance The Lake County Drug Free Alliance (DFA), a coalition of Lake County volunteers, was formed in 2003 by the joint efforts of Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez and Lake County Prosecutor