Indian Alcohol & Substance Abuse

The FY 2006 Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program allows American Indian and Alaska Native communities to plan and implement activities that will reduce and control crime associated with the distribution and use of alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities. Through this program, the recipient will develop new or enhance existing strategies that prevent, interdict, and treat alcohol and drug use by tribal members. Awards will used to develop a project activity team; identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who illegally transport, distribute, and use alcohol and controlled substances; prevent and reduce the number of alcohol and substance-abuse-related crimes, traffic fatalities, and injuries; develop and enhance collaborations with federal, state, tribal, and local criminal justice agencies; integrate tribal and non-tribal services for offenders and their families; and make available culturally appropriate treatment and other services.

Through this proposed Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Project the Lower Sioux Indian Community will develop, plan, and implement a community driven prevention, intervention, educational movement and media campaign to reduce alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine use among its juvenile and adult members. The Lower Sioux Indian Community intends to achieve a reduction of 10% in year one of the grant and a 20% reduction in year two of the grant. The ultimate goal of this project is to create individual and community change that will result in new social and cultural values paradigm in the Lower Sioux Indian Community that promotes sobriety and wellness. All levels of the Lower Sioux government, programs and community will be involved in the discussions, planning, and implementation of the project.

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