Monthly breakfasts help employers network and solve drug-free workplace problems. Comprehensive technical assistance and referral services include a labor-management cooperation guide. Results highlight gaps in treatment services and changes needed in the community and state treatment systems. The 1994 conference featured National Drug Control Policy Office director and cabinet member Dr. Lee P. Brown. Youth serve on RDI's Task Force and Executive Committee and provide advice to numerous groups working on youth issues.
Surveys show one family in four experiences drug abuse, most favor prevention.
Surveys of the RDI Task Force are guidelines to improve RDI policy, structure, and procedures. The Drug Impact Index won national acclaim for excellence in portraying drug abuse impact on the community and was cited by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention as a promising practice. RDI's Guidelines for Alcohol Availability were adopted by the City of Portland and Multnomah County.