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Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency 2009 Biennial Report
Substance Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Agency
2009 Biennial Report
Nevada Division of Mental Health and
Jim Gibbons, Governor
Michael J. Willden, Director
Harold Cook, Ph.D., Administrator
Division of Mental Health and
Deborah McBride, M.B.A., Agency Director
Charlene Herst, B.A., Health Program Manager II
William Bailey Jr., B.S., Health Program Specialist I
Data, Prevention, and Treatment Teams
List of Charts................................................................................................................. ii
List of Maps .................................................................................................................. ii
List of Figures ..............................................................................................................iii
List of Tables ................................................................................................................iii
I. AGENCY OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 1
Agency Overview ......................................................................................................... 1
Treating Addiction as a Brain Disease .......................................................................... 3
II. PREVALENCE OF USE ..................................................................................................... 4
SAPTA Admission Statistics ......................................................................................... 4
Alcohol .......................................................................................................................... 4
Methamphetamine......................................................................................................... 5
Marijuana / Hashish ...................................................................................................... 7
Cocaine / Crack Cocaine ............................................................................................... 8
Heroin / Morphine......................................................................................................... 8
III. FISCAL AND DATA .......................................................................................................... 8
SAPTA Revenue Sources .............................................................................................. 8
SAPTA Expenditures .................................................................................................. 11
Nevada Health Information Provider Performance System (NHIPPS) ...................... 11
Performance Based Funding for Treatment ................................................................ 12
National Outcome Measures ....................................................................................... 12
IV. TREATMENT ................................................................................................................... 14
Treatment Overview ................................................................................................... 14
Treatment Accomplishments....................................................................................... 16
Need for Treatment ..................................................................................................... 17
Adolescent Need for Treatment .................................................................................. 19
Clients in Treatment .................................................................................................... 21
Adolescent Clients in Treatment ................................................................................. 22
Substance Abuse and Crime........................................................................................ 22
Trends in Treatment .................................................................................................... 23
Coordination of Services & Co-occurring Disorders.................................................. 24
Health Insurance Coverage ......................................................................................... 26
Treatment Charts and Tables ....................................................................................... 26
Certified Treatment Programs ..................................................................................... 37
Other Important Contact Information ......................................................................... 45
V. PREVENTION ................................................................................................................. 46
Prevention Overview .................................................................................................. 46
Prevention Accomplishments...................................................................................... 47
Need for Prevention Programs .................................................................................... 48
Prevention Participants Served ................................................................................... 48
Coalition Building & Strategic Prevention Framework.............................................. 49
Safe and Drug Free Schools ........................................................................................ 51
State Prevention Infrastructure Grant ......................................................................... 52
State Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant .................................................... 54
SPFSIG Environmental Strategies by Coalition……………………………………..54
Synar Program ............................................................................................................ 58
Prevention Charts and Tables ...................................................................................... 59
Certified Prevention Programs .................................................................................... 65
Prevention Coalitions .................................................................................................. 72
Chart 1: SAPTA Revenue Sources, SFY 2004............................................................ 10
Chart 2: SAPTA Revenue Sources, SFY 2009............................................................ 10
Chart 3: SAPTA Expenditures, SFY 2009 .................................................................. 11
Chart 4: SAPTA Admissions, SFY 2003 - 2009 ......................................................... 28
Chart 5: Adolescent Treatment Admissions, SFY 2003 - 2009 .................................. 29
Chart 6: Male and Female Admissions, SFY 2005 - 2009.......................................... 30
Chart 7: Admissions to Treatment by Race/Ethnicity, SFY 2007 - 2009.................... 31
Chart 8: Admissions to Treatment by Referral Source, SFY 2007 - 2009 .................. 32
Chart 9: Admissions to Treatment by Area of Residence, SFY 2005 - 2009 .............. 33
Chart 10: Admissions to Treatment by Drug of Choice, SFY 2007 - 2009 ................ 34
Chart 11: Pregnant Women and Injection Drug Users Admissions to Treatment,
SFY 2007 - 2009 .......................................................................................... 35
Chart 12: Admissions to Treatment by Level of Care, SFY 2007 - 2009 ................... 36
Chart 13: SAPTA Prevention Participants, SFY 2005 - 2009 ..................................... 60
Chart 14: Prevention Participants by Area Served, SFY 2005 - 2009 ........................ 61
Chart 15: Prevention Participants by Gender, SFY 2002 - 2006 ................................ 62
Chart 16: Prevention Participants by Race/Ethnicity, SFY 2002 - 2006 .................... 63
Chart 17: Prevention Participants by Age Group, SFY 2006 ..................................... 64
Map 1: Provider Admissions for Methamphetamine / Amphetamines in SFY
2006 by Zip Code.............................................................................................. 6
Map 2: Provider Admissions for all Drugs in SFY 2009 by Zip Code ....................... 27
Map 3: Coalition Locations and Counties Served ...................................................... 51
Figure 1: SAPTA Funded Providers Methamphetamine Admissions by Primary
Drug of Choice, SFY 2005 - 2009 ................................................................. 5
Figure 2: Percentage of BRFSS Respondents Who Are Binge Drinkers .................... 18
Figure 3: Percentage of BRFSS Respondents Who Are Heavy Drinkers ................... 19
Figure 4: Adult Arrests for Drug & Alcohol Related Crimes in Nevada,
2003 - 2008 .................................................................................................. 22
Figure 5: Drug Related Murders in Nevada, 2003 - 2008 .......................................... 23
Figure 6: Health Insurance Coverage, SFY 2009 ....................................................... 26
Figure 7: Synar Noncompliance Rate for Nevada, FFY 2006 - 2010......................... 59
Table 1: Admissions to SAPTA Funded Providers by Drug of Choice, SFY 2009 ...... 4
Table 2: SAPTA Revenue Sources, SFY 2004 & SFY 2009 ........................................ 9
Table 3: Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention National Outcome Measures .. 13
Table 4: Estimates of the Number of Individuals with Alcohol or Drug Abuse
or Dependence Problems Statewide and Regional, 2009 ............................. 17
Table 5: Unmet Demand Estimate for Substance Abuse Treatment, SFY 2009 ......... 18
Table 6: YRBS Questions—Alcohol and Other Drug Use Risk Factors
Significantly Different Than Those Nationwide, 2007 ................................. 20
Table 7: Waiting List Trend Data, SFY 2005 - 2009 .................................................. 21
Table 8: SAPTA Admissions, SFY 2003 - 2009 ......................................................... 28
Table 9: Prevention Clients Served and Literature Distributed, SFY 2007 - 2009 ..... 49
Table 10: Where SAPTA Managed Safe and Drug Free Schools Dollars Go,
November 2009 ............................................................................................ 52
Table 11: SAPTA Prevention Participants, SFY 2005 - 2009 ..................................... 60
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency
I. AGENCY OVERVIEW
The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency
(SAPTA) is located within the Nevada Division of MenThe mission of the Subtal Health and Developmental Services (MHDS)1, in the
stance Abuse Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services. It is the
and Treatment Agency is to designated Single State Agency for the purpose of apreduce the impact of subplying for and expending the federal Substance Abuse
stance abuse in Nevada.
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant issued through
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Agency has an office at
4126 Technology Way, 2nd Floor, in Carson City and an office located at 4220 South
Maryland Parkway, Building D, Suite 806, in Las Vegas.
The Agency does not provide direct substance abuse prevention or treatment services. It
provides funding via a competitive process to non-profit and governmental organizations throughout Nevada. The Agency plans and coordinates statewide substance abuse
service delivery and provides technical assistance to programs and other state agencies
to ensure that resources are used in a manner which best serves the citizens of Nevada.
SAPTA actions are regulated under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Chapter 458 –
Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Chapter 458 –
Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs. Additionally, SAPTA and/or its subgrantees must meet
certain requirements found elsewhere in the NRS, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
Circulars published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and/or Public
Laws passed by the U.S. Congress. A related list, where other rules and regulations
SAPTA implements and/or operates under, is shown below:
 NRS Chapter 484 – Traffic Laws
 45 CFR, Part 74 – Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards and
Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations; and Certain Grants and Agreements with States, Local Governments and Indian Tribal Governments
 45 CFR, Part 96 – Substance Abuse and Treatment Block Grants
 42 CFR, Part 2 – Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records
 OMB Circular A-133 – Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
 Public Law 104-191 – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
 Public Health Services Act – Sections 516, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1946,
1947, and 1953
In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 458.025, the functions of SAPTA
1. Statewide formulation and implementation of a state plan for prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery of substance abuse.
State Fiscal Year 2006 was a year of transition where SAPTA (formerly the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse) prepared for a move from the Nevada State Health Division to its new location in MHDS. The
move to MHDS became effective December 2006.
2. Statewide coordination and implementation of all state and federal funding for
alcohol and drug abuse programs.
3. Statewide development and publication of standards for certification and the
authority to certify treatment levels of care and prevention programs.
In order to best serve the citizens of Nevada, Agency staff is organized into five teams:
 The Data, Planning, and Evaluation team, which performs planning and
evaluation functions and collects and reports data as required by SAMHSA.
 The Fiscal team which performs all financial functions.
 The Prevention team which provides oversight and technical assistance to
Nevada’s prevention program providers. This team is further divided into
two teams: one managing State Infrastructure Grant programs and the other
managing Block Grant programs.
 The Treatment team, which provides oversight and technical assistance to
Nevada’s treatment providers.
 The Support Staff team, which performs functions for the other teams and
the Agency in general.
The Agency provides regulatory oversight and funding for community-based organizations. Prevention is a process that prepares and supports individuals and communities in
the creation and reinforcement of healthy behaviors and lifestyles. SAPTA funds prevention programs to reduce and prevent substance abuse statewide. Subgrantees are
funded to provide one or more of the six prevention strategies that are promoted by the
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). The six strategies include: information dissemination, prevention education, alternative activities, problem identification
and referral, community based processes, and environmental strategies.
The Agency currently funds private, non-profit treatment organizations and government
agencies statewide to provide the following substance abuse related services and treatment levels of care: Comprehensive Evaluations, Early Intervention, Civil Protective
Custody, Detoxification, Residential, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Transitional
Housing, and Opioid Maintenance Therapy for adults that must be delivered in conjunction with outpatient treatment levels of care. Recently, the Agency established the Telecare modality to respond to the geographic needs of citizens in remote areas of the state.
Additionally, Telecare now provides licensed staff an opportunity to support substance
abuse issues through the means of advanced technology.
Through the adoption of Programs Operating and Access Standards (POAS), SAPTA
funded treatment providers are required to implement evidence-based treatment practices based on scientific research. Quality substance abuse treatment programs are designed to coordinate services that support both client counseling and provide a continuum of care. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has developed a researchbased guide to treatment (Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment) that is utilized in the
treatment field. Additionally, programs treating substance related disorders use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV), in conjunction with
NIDA principles, to determine an appropriate level of care. The Agency works closely
with funded providers through the SAPTA Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is
made up of funded prevention and treatment providers and meets bi-monthly. It serves
in an advisory capacity to the State MHDS Administrator and the SAPTA Agency Director. In calendar years 2000-01, the Agency worked closely with the Advisory Board
to develop a comprehensive strategic plan. This plan was broken out in seven parts;
Treatment, Prevention, Evaluation, and Special Populations (Adolescents, HIV & TB
Services, Injection Drug Users, Pregnant & Parenting Women). In December 2005,
SAPTA again began the strategic planning process. Various committees and groups
have been active in the process including: the SAPTA Advisory Board, the State Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPFSIG) Epidemiological Workgroup, and
the Governor’s Advisory Committee for the State Incentive Grant (SIG). Additionally,
input was gathered from a variety of sources including prevention providers, treatment
providers, and coalition representatives.
The strategic plan was published January 2007. It addresses the following three topics
which were identified in the planning process:
 Prevention
 Treatment
 Agency Operations
as a Brain
Addiction to alcohol and/or drugs is a treatable, chronic, relapsing, primary disease of
the brain. Prolonged alcohol and/or drug abuse produces a change in brain chemistry
and function that eventually leads to compulsive use. Once substance use becomes
compulsive, most people need support and treatment to become drug-free. As substance
addiction is both psychological and physical, sustained recovery is dependent on providing a continuum of treatment care as well as an effective recovery support system once
an individual achieves abstinence. Because of the physical changes in the brain, substance addiction to alcohol and/or drugs is diagnosed as a primary disease as are other
chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes or high blood pressure.
Alcohol and/or drug addiction is often accompanied by mental, occupational, health,
and/or social problems making addictive disorders difficult to treat. Additionally, the
severity of addiction itself varies widely among people. Because of addiction’s complexity and pervasive consequences, treatment often utilizes a multifaceted approach
with many components. While some components focus directly on the individual’s substance use, others focus on restoring productive family and society involvement.
Addiction to alcohol and/or drugs is treatable, and as a chronic disease, relapses are not
uncommon. Not all substance dependencies are caused by illicit drug use, but sometimes arise as a result of treatment for health problems and chronic pain. Understanding
that addiction is a brain disorder helps explain the difficulty individuals have in achieving and maintaining abstinence without treatment and recovery support. This also explains the recidivism associated with substance abuse treatment, and why the cumulative
impact of multiple treatment episodes is often needed to obtain prolonged abstinence.
II. PREVALENCE OF USE
In state fiscal year (SFY) 2006, the Agency’s data showed the five most prevalent drugs
SAPTA funded treatment admissions were: 1) Alcohol (43.0%); 2) Amphetamine/
(50.0%); 3) Marijuana/Hashish (19.0%); 4) Cocaine/Crack Cocaine
(9.0%); and 5) Heroin/Morphine (6.0%).2
Admission data from SAPTA funded providers indicated alcohol was the most frequent
primary drug of abuse by adults, marijuana/hashish was the most frequent primary drug
of abuse by adolescents, and methamphetamine abuse was the most frequent primary
drug of abuse for pregnant women. Below, Table 1 details SFY 2009 admission data by
drug of choice.
Table 1: Admissions to SAPTA Funded Providers by Primary Drug of Choice,
SFY 2009
Methamphetamine/
Other Amphetamine
Heroin/Morphine
All Adolescents
* 6 percent of the 200 pregnant clients admitted to treatment were adolescents
As a legal drug, alcohol used in moderation gains a general level of societal acceptance.
Forty-three percent of SFY 2009 admissions to SAPTA funded treatment facilities were
for alcohol. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported in the State
Estimates of Substance Use from the 2006-2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and
Health (NSDUH) that 8.21% of people 12 years of age and older in Nevada had reported
past year alcohol dependence or abuse compared to a National average of 7.58%. After
applying that percentage to the 2008 population estimates from the State Demographer, it
is estimated that roughly 215,702 Nevadans had alcohol dependence or abuse problems
last year. In addition to problems associated with addiction, alcohol use is related to the
following health and social problems:
Drinking and Driving – Although most states set the legal limit for blood alcohol level (BAC) at 0.08%, certain skills can be impaired by a BAC as low as
0.02%. One hour after drinking two 12-ounce beers on an empty stomach, a 160
pound man will have a BAC of about 0.04%.
Based on primary drug of abuse only. Methamphetamine was involved with approximately 45% of all
treatment admissions when considering primary, secondary and tertiary drugs of abuse.
Interactions with Medications – There are more than 150 medications that
should not be mixed with alcohol. For example, drinking alcohol with antihistamines for colds or allergies will increase drowsiness, and drinking while taking
acetaminophen (Tylenol®) can increase the risk of serious liver damage.
Social and Legal Problems – The more heavily one drinks, the greater the potential for problems at work or with friends. These problems may include arguments, strained relationships with coworkers, absenteeism from work, loss of
employment and committing or being a victim of violence.
Alcohol Related Birth Defects – Drinking during a pregnancy can cause lifelong learning and behavioral problems for the child. A very serious condition,
clinically named fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), causes children to be
born with severe physical, mental and behavioral problems.
DRINKING DURING PREGNANCY:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no known safe
amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant and there also does not appear to be a safe
time to drink during pregnancy either. Therefore, it is recommended that women abstain from drinking alcohol at any time during pregnancy. Women who are sexually
active and do not use effective birth control should also refrain from drinking because
they could become pregnant and not know for several weeks or more.
Methamphetamine is a derivative of
Figure 1: SAPTA Funded Providers Methamphetamine
Admissions by Primary Drug of Choice, SFY 2005 - 2009
amphetamine, a powerful stimulant
that affects the central nervous sysMethamphetamine Admissions
tem. Amphetamines were originally
intended for use in nasal decongestants
and bronchial inhalers and have lim34
ited medical applications, which in32
clude the treatment of narcolepsy,
weight control and attention deficit
disorder. Methamphetamine increases
energy and alertness, decreases appe22
tite, and can be smoked, snorted,
orally ingested, or injected. Mexican
drug trafficking organizations moState Fiscal Year
nopolize the large-scale methamphetamines trade in Nevada. The manufacture of methamphetamine occurs on a limited basis in Nevada -- where it is typically
manufactured in small quantities of under one ounce per cook. Three of the more common names used for these drugs are “Meth,” “Crank,” or “Crystal Meth,” but, there are
also several other street names used in various geographic locals. In SFY 2009, approximately 28% of admissions to SAPTA funded treatment facilities involved methamphetamine as a Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary substance of abuse. Figure 1 above dePercent of Admissions
Map 1: Provider Admissions for Methamphetamines /
Amphetamines in SFY 2009 by Zip Code
Note: non colored zip codes had zero admits
tails the decrease in methamphetamine admissions by primary drug of choice to SAPTA
funded treatment providers. In the past five years, the percent of methamphetamine admissions as primary drug of choice in SAPTA funded programs has decreased to 19.3%
from 31.9%. In SFY 2009, 11.2% of adolescent admissions involved methamphetamine
as the primary, secondary or tertiary drug of abuse. Large scale methamphetamine production in Mexico declined after laws restricting the importation of pseudoephedrine
were passed in 2007. Because of smurfing in California there was an increase in pseudoephedrine shipped to Mexico in 2009.3 The map on the previous page shows where
clients admitted to treatment in SAPTA programs for methamphetamine/amphetamine
were from based on resident zip code.
METHAMPHETAMINE RELATED NOTE REGARDING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE:
In an effort to fight the war on methamphetamine production in the United States, the
FDA, in compliance with the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, put into
effect, on September 30, 2006, new legal requirements for the legal sale and purchase
of drug products containing pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
Pseudoephedrine is a drug found in both prescription and over-the-counter cold medicines used to relieve nasal or sinus congestion. Unfortunately, it can also be used illegally to produce methamphetamine. The sale of cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine is limited to behind the counter. Furthermore, the amount of pseudoephedrine that
an individual can purchase each month is limited and buyers are required to present
identification to purchase products containing pseudoephedrine. In addition, sellers
are required to keep personal information about purchasers for at least two years. Although this new act increases regulations on pseudoephedrine sales nationally, Nevada
has had regulations in place that limit the amount of pseudoephedrine containing products an individual can purchase since 2001.
Marijuana /
The most commonly used illicit drug and the number one cause of adolescent treatment
admissions in Nevada involve marijuana as the primary drug of choice. Marijuana is a
mixture of the dried leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). The active ingredient in marijuana is Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Hashish consists of the THC-rich resinous material of the cannabis plant and averages 2% to
8%, but can contain as much as 20%. Total admissions to SAPTA funded treatment
programs for marijuana/hashish abuse and dependence as the primary drug of choice
was 14.0%, however the rate for adolescents was 57.0%, a much higher rate (SFY
2009). Marijuana use by adolescents is a cause for concern because research has
shown that when younger people start using drugs, the more likely they are to develop
abuse and dependence problems later in life. Marijuana is considered to be a gateway
drug to other illicit drugs. The data from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(YRBS),4 indicates that the percentage of Nevada youth who have tried marijuana for
the first time before age 13 was about the same as the nations youth— 8.4% (down from
12.3% -2005 YRBS) of Nevada’s high school students had tried marijuana before the
age of 13 compared to the national average of 8.3%.
“National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2009, Situation Report: Pseudoephedrine smurfing fuels largescale methamphetamine production in California.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2007,”
Surveillance Summaries, Online).
Cocaine /
The most potent stimulant of natural origin extracted from the leaves of the coca plant is
cocaine. Pure cocaine (cocaine hydrochloride) was first used in the United States as a
local anesthetic for surgeries in the 1880’s and used as the main stimulant in tonics and
elixirs in the early 1900’s. The medical use of this drug continues today when it is administered by a doctor as a local anesthetic in some eye, ear, and throat surgeries. Powder cocaine is most often snorted or dissolved in water and then injected. Crack, or
“rock” as it is often called, is usually smoked. According to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, approximately 75% of the coca cultivated for processing into cocaine is
grown in Columbia. In SFY 2009, 8.0% of admissions to SAPTA funded treatment providers involved cocaine use as the primary substance of abuse. Although rates of cocaine use were relatively high, and overall use appears to be stable, it is of concern because Mexican drug trafficking organizations and criminal groups now control most
wholesale cocaine distribution in the United States, and their control is increasing. Expanding distribution and availability with its associated violence is a continuing threat.
Heroin /
As a naturally occurring substance, opiate can be extracted from the seed pod of some
varieties of poppy plants. Heroin is highly addictive and considered to be the most
abused and rapidly acting opiate. It was first synthesized in 1874 from morphine and
was originally marketed as a pain remedy and solution to morphine addiction. Heroin
became widely used in medicine prior to becoming a controlled substance. It can be
injected, smoked, or snorted. While in the brain, heroin converts to morphine and binds
rapidly to opioid receptors. In SFY 2009, 9.0% of admissions to SAPTA funded treatment providers were linked to use of heroin as the primary substance of abuse. The
Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported that “Lifetime Heroin Use” by High School Students in the nation was 2.7% for 2005. The questions was not asked in Nevada in 2007.
III. FISCAL AND DATA
SAPTA is funded from a number of federal and state sources. The Agency manages
current funding and develops new sources to finance prevention and treatment services
throughout Nevada.
Table 2, shown on the next page, details the funding amounts from various sources and
depicts what amounts went to providing treatment and prevention services. On page 10,
Charts 1 and 2 itemize the percentage of SAPTA funding made up from various funding
sources in SFY 2004 and SFY 2009 respectively.
Table 2: SAPTA Revenue Sources,
SFY 2004 & SFY 2009
SFY 2004
Revenue Source Explanation
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block grant received from
the federal government; approximately 70% treatment and 20%
14,045,101 prevention
12,757,192
3,149,189
Initiative (Maximus)
453,598
State Liquor Tax
807,309
Must be used for detoxification services and civil protective custody with
1,045,617 an emphasis on serving rural areas.
Federal grant to facilitate the development of local coalitions to reduce
the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs among Nevada's 12 - 25 year
0 olds.
These general funds are the State's "Maintenance Of Effort" (MOE)
10,291,158 funds required to receive SAPT Block Grant funding.
0 Adolescent treatment initiative.
State Incentive Grant (SIG)
872,669
Strategic Prevention
Framework (SPF-SIG)
470,223
Fees received for the certification of alcohol and drug prevention and
23,700 treatment programs.
94,108 Federal grant to fund data collection system for treatment programs.
18,821,106
3,716,092 Federal grant for the establishment of a strategic prevention network.
Federal grant. Current year awards. All these funds are used for
249,052 prevention services for at-risk youth.
0 Federal grant to reduce adolescent tobacco use.
514,120 DCFS pass-through
29,978,948
2004 to 2009 Increase = 59%
This Area is Intentionally Left Blank
Chart 1: SAPTA Revenue Sources, SFY 2004
State General Funds
SDFS '01 Award
SAPT '01 Award
Chart 2: SAPTA Revenue Sources, SFY 2009
SPFSIG Award
SDFS '09 Award
SAPT '09 Award
Chart 3 shown below details how SAPTA spends the money it receives from the revenue sources previously described. The expense amounts shown are in thousands and a
percentage has been included to put a relational value on the dollars spent.
Chart 3: SAPTA Expenditures, SFY 2009
SAPTA Personnel
Travel Operating
(NHIPPS)
Nevada has adapted and modified the Texas Behavioral Health Integrated Provider System (BHIPS) to meet Nevada’s reporting needs. All funded treatment providers have
been utilizing the Nevada system, the Nevada Health Information Provider Performance
System (NHIPPS), since July 1, 2006. NHIPPS is a web-based, real time, system with
transmissions encrypted by [email protected] Agencies assign security officers to set up roles
allowing individuals to access only the portions of NHIPPS pertinent to their duties.
NHIPPS – Fiscal
NHIPPS tracks provider information, subgrant scope-of-work, and fund source allocation. Fiscal reporting compares real time utilization values to contracted scopes of work
allowing progress to be more effectively monitored. In addition, NHIPPS tracks individuals on waiting lists and 90% capacity by service level which are both Block Grant
requirements. NHIPPS also tracks providers’ monthly requests for reimbursement.
NHIPPS
NHIPPS – Treatment
The treatment side of NHIPPS is both a clinical and management tool that standardizes
assessments and provides comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each individual client. With the proper consents on file, providers can refer and share appropriate client
records with other providers in the system. In this way, agencies can follow up on referrals, making an effort to contact the client if necessary. In addition, NHIPPS tracks
waiting list, 90% capacity, and utilization data; therefore, eliminating the need for
weekly and monthly paper reporting of these data which are federally required.
NHIPPS – Prevention
A prevention module has been added to NHIPPS to track program information and collect data required for federal reporting. Program and subgrant information is entered by
SAPTA staff and providers input session activity which includes participant demographics and other session specific data such as time and place that the service is rendered.
Agency staff have made preliminary plans to incorporate Coalitions and their funded
provider reporting capabilities into NHIPPS.
SAPTA has received technical assistance from the federal government about performance-based contracting. In the 2009-2012 grant cycles, SAPTA is implementing a program performance incentive based on client engagement, a 90-day continuum of care,
and the quality of client data provided through NHIPPS. Increased performance will
provide financial incentives for the programs and quality data for SAPTA’s federal reporting.
Base award amounts will remain consistent for all three years in the project period, with
the potential of receiving additional funds from the incentive pool based on the programs performance. The incentive funding will be awarded to programs who can demonstrate a 90-day completion of a treatment episode, either solely through one program
or in collaboration with others. The NHIPPS client profile number will be used to track
a client’s length of stay in various levels of treatment, including detoxification. Drug
court programs, mandated clients, and Opioid treatment-only programs will also be eligible for this incentive funding. Only clients admitted to treatment as of July 01, 2009,
will be tracked for incentive awards and eligible for incentive funding after the first 90day treatment period. For a program to be able to participate they must be at 80% of
their negotiated scope of work in all funded levels of service for the time period reviewed. If the program refers a client to another or continued level of care at a different
agency, the receiving program must also meet the 80% scope of work requirement to
share in the performance incentive. Providers must also have both an effective business
process and trained staff who are proficient at using the referral and inter-agency transfer process in NHIPPS. Quality of NHIPPS data will be reviewed and must be in compliance for incentive eligibility. All programs providing client services would then be
eligible for a percentage of the incentive award for the 90-day client treatment episode.
The total amount available for the program performance funding would be capped at 5%
for the individual subgrant award.
(NOMS)
SAMHSA has developed National Outcome Measures for federally funded treatment
and prevention programs. Reporting of these outcome data were required of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) block grant application. NHIPPS collects all required treatment outcome data; therefore, these data will be available for the
FFY 2009 SAPT block grant application. Although many of the outcome indicator requirements for substance abuse prevention programs will be provided by the NSDUH,
required program information and participant demographics are to be collected in the
NHIPPS prevention module. Table 3 denotes the required treatment and prevention outcomes required by SAMHSA.
Table 3: Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention National Outcome Measures
Increase/Retained
Employment or
Return to/Stay in
Decreased Criminal
Justice Involvement
Increase Access to
Services (Service
in TreatmentSubstance Abuse
Reduction in/no change in
frequency of use at date of last
service compared to date of
Increase in/no change in number
of employed or in school at date
of last service compared to first
number of arrests in past 30 days
from date of first service to date
of last service
of clients in stable housing
situation from date of first
service to date of last service
Unduplicated count of persons
Penetration rate; numbers
served compared to those in
Length of stay from date of first
Increased Social
Supports/Social
Client Perception of
Use of EvidenceBased Practices
NSDUH - National Survey on Drug Use and Health
NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
FBI/UCR - Federal Bureau of Investigation/Uniform Crime Report
30 day substance use (nonuse/reduction in use)
Age of first use
disapproval/attitude
ATOD-related suspensions
and expulsions
Perception of workplace
Alcohol-related car crashes
Alcohol and drug-related
and injuries’
Total number of evidencebased programs and
Percentage youth seeing,
reading, watching, or
listening to a prevention
around drug use
FBI/UCR
Services provided within
cost bands (under SAPTA
IV. TREATMENT
The Agency ensures delivery of substance abuse treatment services throughout the state
via a “Performance Grant” process. Performance grants require providers to meet negotiated scopes of work in order to receive reimbursement for expenses authorized under
the subgrant. Quality as well as quantity criteria must be met. Only providers that are
certified by the Agency may receive funding.
All Agency funded providers must be in full compliance with state and federal regulations and laws governing substance abuse treatment programs. In addition, the Agency,
working with the SAPTA Advisory Board, has created “Substance Abuse Treatment
POAS.” A detail listing of the POAS is shown below:
The substance abuse treatment delivery system should not waste resources or client’s time. Treat ment on demand should be part of providers’ protocol.
Client care should be made availab le 24 hours a day and not just in face-to-face visits.
Reduce time between client program screening, assessment, and admission.
Providers re move language barriers to treatment and work towards services for special populations including,
but not limited to, the hearing impaired and Spanish speaking clients.
Expand geographic access through telecommunications.
Client care should be equitable to all Nevada citizens and offered regardless of ability to pay.
Assessment Upon Admission:
A standard is used and met when documenting all client treatment activ ities includ ing assessment, diagnosis,
treatment planning, re ferrals, and continued care.
Programs should be working with clin icians and institutions and actively share information to ensure appropriate coordination of care.
Providers of services to high-risk populations should use valid, age appropriate, and culturally appropriate
techniques to screen all entrants into their systems to detect substance abuse problems and illnesses.
Be client centered; integrated systems should anticipate client needs.
Providers are co mmitted to treat all states of substance abuse recovery, including relapse.
Utilizes evidence-based treatment strategies and practices; care should not vary illogically fro m clinician to
clin ician or fro m place to p lace.
Provides therapeutic recreational interventions.
Providers should design systems of care that meet the most common types of needs, but have the capability to
respond to individual client choices and preferences.
The provider has ready access to a physician with train ing in addictions.
The provider has knowledge of med ication therapy appropriate to the population served and uses evidencebased medical and behavioral t reat ment interventions.
Clients should have unfettered access to their own med ical in formation and to clinica l knowledge.
Treatment Pl anni ng:
Ensure regular mult idisciplinary team revie ws of the treatment service plans developed between counselors
and clients and provide supervisory guidance as determined by accreditation guidelines.
Provides fa mily based treatment interventions when working with adolescents and women with children.
The clients should be the source of control and be given the necessary information and opportunity to make
decisions over health care choices that affect them.
Care should be client-centered and responsive to client preferences.
Clin ical personnel are qualified in their respective disciplines by education, training, supervised experience,
and current competencies for licensed independent practice or the equivalent.
Clin ical supervision is required and documentation is available for review.
A standard is used and met when documenting all client treatment activ ities includ ing screening, assessment,
diagnosis, treatment planning, and continued care.
The providers have a continuous quality improvement plan and document its imp lementation.
Clinical Case Management:
The organization addresses environmental and other factors that may affect the outcome of service.
The clients should be the source of control and be given the necessary information and opportunities to make
Provides assistance, either directly or by referral, with work-related problems of employed persons who are in
the process of recovery.
Provides onsite education services for children or adolescents served.
Integrate self-help and peer groups into treatment setting.
Have support groups available fo r a variety of different support needs.
Have a mechanism to provide follow-up and encourage re-engagement for clients who disengage from support
groups as this is often a sign that relapse prevention is needed.
The provider has full time case management staff or makes arrangements with an existing one to assist clients
with supportive resources.
Have an efficient system that refers clients to services best suited for their needs.
Improve service linkages between agencies serving the substance abuse client with a mental health condition.
State Outcome Measures (SOMs):
Participates in client follow-up studies and utilizes the NHIPPS web-based client treatment system.
Each treat ment episode is no less than 90 days in duration.
Deto xificat ion engage rates are 40% o r greater.
Decrease wait ing list and enhance capacity through implementation of perfo rmance incentives and state outcome measures.
Providers, state, and local governments should reduced the emphasis on the grant-based systems of financing
that currently dominate publicly funded treatment systems and should increase the use of funding mechanis ms
that link funds to measures of performance.
Communi ty Support Services:
Consumers determine their own path of recovery with their autonomy, independence, and control of resources.
There are mu ltip le pathways to recovery based on an individual’s unique strengths as well as his or her needs,
preferences, experiences, and cultural background.
Consumers have the authority to participate in all decisions that will affect their lives, and they are educated
and supported in this process.
Recovery encompasses an individual’s whole life includ ing mind, body, spirit, and commun ity. Recovery embraces all aspects of life includ ing housing, social networks, emp loy ment, education, mental health and health
care treat ment, and family supports.
Recovery is not a step-by-step process but one based on continual growth, occasional setbacks, and learning
fro m experience.
Recovery focuses on valuing and building on the mult iple capacit ies, resiliencies, talents, coping abilities, and
inherent worth of individuals.
Eliminating discrimination and stigma are crucial in achiev ing recovery. Self-acceptance and regaining belief
in oneself are part icularly vital.
Consumers have a personal responsibility for their o wn self-care and journeys of recovery.
Hope is the catalyst of the recovery process and provides the essential and motivating message of a positive
The POAS are a progressive set of standards that support a Best Practices approach as
outlined in the National Institute of Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) 13 “Principles of Effective
Treatment.”5
“Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide,” October 1999, The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Twenty-three non-profit private or governmental substance abuse treatment pro-
grams provided services in 71 sites during state fiscal year 2009 with programs
receiving approximately $13 million in financial support. Additionally, SAPTA
certified another 45 treatment programs that were not funded.
All funded programs must not discriminate based on ability to pay, race/ethnicity,
gender or disability. Additionally, programs are required to provide services utilizing a sliding fee scale that must meet minimum standards.
SAPTA continued to support various substance abuse related services and treatment levels of care including: Comprehensive Evaluations, Early Intervention,
Civil Protective Custody, Detoxification, Residential, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Transitional Housing, and Opioid Maintenance Therapy (OMT) for Adults
that were delivered in conjunction with outpatient treatment levels of care. Services certified but not funded include Drug Court Services and Evaluation Centers.
The Agency established a modality of care to respond to the geographic needs of
citizens in remote areas of the state. Telecare now provides licensed staff an opportunity to support substance abuse issues through advanced technology.
During SFY 2009 there were 13,378 admissions to publicly supported treatment
programs throughout Nevada. This represents a 7.5% increase over 2008 SAPTA
admissions. Supported services and admissions included 4,565 (34%) detoxification admissions, 2,251 (17%) residential admissions, 1,196 (9%) intensive outpatient, and 5,366 (40%) outpatient admissions.6
SAPTA continues to promote performance-based treatment and measurable outcomes by defining treatment measurements contained within all its subgrant documents. For example, detoxification services have as a performance measure that
40% of all clients admitted will continue on in treatment.
SAPTA, working with the Southern Nevada Health District, the Health Division’s
Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance, and the Northern Nevada HIV
Outpatient Program Education and Services (HOPES) Clinic, continued to implement statewide standards regarding access to TB and HIV testing, as well as counseling for clients in treatment.
All funded programs were monitored by assigned program analysts to ensure program and fiscal accountability at least once during the year. This is in addition to
program certification, which can be for up to two years.
SAPTA continues to encourage the development of a continuum of services across
the state. Treatment services for priority populations, including adolescents, remain a priority, as are services and care coordination activities for pregnant and
parenting women.
In calendar year 2008, clients treated in the state funded treatment system had a
40% improvement in “Change in Employment/Education Status” from 31.80% to
44.44% and a 63% reduction in “Change in Criminal Justice Involvement” from
14.46% to 5.39%.
Data from NHIPPS database, 2009.
Nevada is the seventh largest state in the nation and is comprised of 17 counties spread
across 109,826 square miles. Nevada is largely a rural/frontier state with an estimated
2,845,678 residents (2008) and is traditionally divided into three regions that include
Clark County (72% of the population), Washoe County (16% of the population), and the
Balance of the State (12% of the population).
Substance abuse among high school students and adults alike present a problem in Nevada. A highly mobile population, the abundance of lower paying service jobs, and Nevada’s 24-hour lifestyle exacerbates the problem. Binge drinking (five or move drinks
on an occasion) has traditionally been higher in Nevada than the national average. The
2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey estimates that 18.8%
of adult Nevadans participated in binge drinking on at least one occasion compared to
the national average of 15.6%. In addition, 8.2% of Nevada adults indicated heavy
drinking in the past 30 days compared to the national average of 4.9%. Heavy drinking
is defined as adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having
more than one drink per day.
Identifying high risk and substance using individuals before they progress to abuse and
dependence is essential to reducing future chronic alcohol and drug abuse cases and can
greatly reduce the fiscal impact of alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Many of these individuals can benefit from Brief Intervention programs that have the potential to prevent
the escalation of substance abuse to substance dependence. Early identification, intervention, and referral for substance abuse can reduce tremendous psychological and financial burdens on the individual, family, and community. In addition, the fiscal impact
on the criminal justice system, health care system, and drug abuse treatment programs is
positively impacted by early identification of substance abuse problems.
The most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH - 2005-2006) estimates: 8.82% of Nevada’s adolescents from 12 – 17 years of age had substance abuse or
dependence problems; approximately 21.45% of Nevada’s young adults from 18 to 25
years of age had substance abuse or dependence problems; and about 7.64% of Nevada’s adult population 26 years and older had substance abuse or dependence problems. Using population estimates for 2008, the aforementioned percentages have been
translated to numerical estimates of Nevadans with alcohol, drug abuse, or dependence
issues as shown in Table 4 below:
Table 4: Estimates of the Number of Individuals with Alcohol or Drug
Abuse or Dependence Problems Statewide and Regional, 2009
Population Abuse
1,369,785
1,804,903
175,725
272,703
298,179
241,446
1,876,803
2,467,124
239,705
Using estimates of treatment need from the NSDUH, and estimating the number of individuals served through SAPTA funded treatment providers as well as non-funded providers (Met Need), the Unmet Need is estimated in Table 5, shown below. The Unmet
Demand (five percent of the Unmet Need) is an estimation of those needing treatment
services who will actually seek them.
Table 5: Unmet Demand Estimate for Substance Abuse Treatment, SFY 2009
2,708,570
Demand++
* State Demographers 2009 Population Estimates updated August 2006
** Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2007 State Estimates of Substance Use, http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7State/ageTabs.htm. Table 20. “Dependence on or Abuse of Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Estimated Numbers (in Thousands), Annual Averages Based on 2006 and 2007 NSDUHs."
*** The 2007 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N‐SSATS) data
+ The Unmet Need = Total Need minus Met Need
++ The Unmet Demand is 5% of the Unmet Need
Even if the calculation of met need is conservative and there are twice the estimated
number of individuals being served both inside and outside the SAPTA funded system,
the unmet need would be 124,438 (194,000 - 69,562), and the adolescent unmet need
would be 11,056 (19,000 - 7,944).
There are several surveys and sources of information relating to unmet treatment needs
in Nevada. Data from these sources are presented below.
 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS):
 The percentage of respondents who indicated that they consumed five or
more drinks on one occasion fluctuated between 2005-2008, but Nevada’s average is still higher than the national average.
Figure 2: Percent of BRFSS Respondents Who Are Binge
Drinkers (adults having five or more drinks on one occasion)
Percent of Binge Drinkers
15.7 15.4
 Similar to the trend in Figure 2, the percentage of male respondents reporting consumption of more than two drinks per day and female respondents reporting consumption of more than one drink per day fluctuated
greatly from 2005-2008; however, Nevada’s average is still higher than
the national average and the difference rose significantly in 2008.
Figure 3: Percent of BRFSS Respondents Who Are Heavy
Drinkers (adult men having more than two drinks per day and
adult women having more than one drink per day)
Percent of Heavy Drinkers
 The 2005 & 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH):
 Of Nevada residents age 12 or older, 9.39% were estimated to have used
illicit drugs in the past month.
 Of Nevada residents age 12 or older, 4.25% were estimated to have used
some illicit drug other than marijuana in the past month.
 In 2007, the Nevada Department of Transportation reported:
 Of 373 traffic fatalities in Nevada, 118 (31.6%) were alcohol related.
Adolescent While the overall rate of substance abuse is declining and the public intolerance of
abuse is rising nationally, there are some disturbing trends among youth. Adolescents
Treatment are starting to use alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs at increasingly younger ages, and
young adults, who are just beginning to assume more mature responsibilities in society,
are more likely than other groups to drink heavily, smoke cigarettes, and use illicit
drugs. Persons reporting they first used alcohol before age 15 are more than five times
as likely to report past year alcohol dependence or abuse as adults than persons who first
used alcohol at age 21 or older.7 Nevada youth have been affected by the availability of
tobacco, alcohol, and drugs in the community, and in several instances, exceed the national averages for various behaviors. Table 6 on the next page provides some Youth
Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data for which Nevada and national data are statistically
significantly different with Nevada higher on two questions and lower on the others.
Conclusion of a special analysis of the 2007 NSDUH published by SAMHSA.
Table 6: YRBS Questions – Alcohol and Other Drug Use Risk Factors
Significantly Different Than Those Nationwide, 2007
YRBS Survey Questions
Percentage of students who had at least one drink of alcohol
on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey.
Percentage of students who were offered, sold, or given an
illegal drug by someone on school property during the 12
months before the survey.
Percentage of students who had five or more drinks of alcohol
in a row, that is, within a couple of hours, on at least 1 day
during the 30 days before the survey.
Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times
Percentage of students who used methamphetamines (also
called speed, crystal, crank, or ice) one or more times during
Nevada YRBS 2005 Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Behaviors that Lead to
These risk behaviors……
37.0% Drank alcohol during the past month
23.4% Rode with a drinking driver during the past month
21.1% Reported episodic heavy drinking during the past month
12.9% Ever used inhalants
7.8% Ever used cocaine
The 2006-2007 NSDUH reports:
 13.65% of Nevada residents, ages 12-17, were estimated to have used marijuana
in the past year.
 10.09% of Nevada adolescents aged 12-17 have used an illicit drug in the past
The Agency collects extensive information on clients admitted for treatment. Demographics, referral sources, utilization of treatment programs, reporting of capacity at or
over 90%, waiting lists, discharge information, and the number of individuals waiting
for treatment are all collected. Treatment admission data for SFY 2009 is as follows:
 Adult admissions by primary substance of abuse were: 45% for alcohol, 21%
for methamphetamine, 9% for crack/cocaine, 9% for heroin/morphine, 8% for
marijuana/hashish, and 8% for all others.
 28% of all treatment admissions were methamphetamine abuse related.
 38% of the adult population served were in detoxification care, 37% in outpatient care, 17% in residential treatment, and 8% in intensive outpatient treatment.
 65% of the total population served were males and 35% were females, of which
4.5% were pregnant at admission.
 Most frequent referrals were by self, family or friends 37%, next were from the
criminal justice system 34%; and, the balance (29%) was from health or community services.
 1,848 clients were placed on waiting lists and had to wait for admission an average of 19 days. Priority population clients received support services in the interim.
The Agency started collecting waiting list data during calendar year 2001, with SFY
2002 providing the first full year of data which could be measured. Historically, this
data was collected manually, but it is now being collected in NHIPPS. SAPTA is now
receiving better, more consistent data from service providers. Table 7 below details
waiting list data as reported by SAPTA’s providers. The data shows that in SFY 2009
there were less people waiting for services than there were since 2005. In the past two
years, clients have had to wait slightly fewer days to receive treatment services once
placed on a waiting list, however.
Table 7: Waiting List Trend Data, SFY 2005 - 2009
Number of Clients Placed on
Average Days Clients Waited
SFY 2005 SFY 2006 SFY 2007 SFY 2008 SFY 2009
Adolescent SAPTA treatment admission statistics for adolescents in SFY 2009 were:
 1,583 adolescents were admitted for treatment, representing 11.8% of all
SAPTA treatment admissions.
 Adolescent admissions by primary substance of abuse were: 57% for marijuana/hashish, 28% for alcohol, 5% for methamphetamine, 1% for crack abuse,
and 5% for all others.
 64% of the adolescent population served was in outpatient care, 16% in intensive outpatient treatment, 12% in residential treatment, and 8% in detoxification.
 Most frequent adolescent referrals were from the criminal justice system (75%);
by self, family or friends (11%); from healthcare providers or community services (6%); from other Alcohol or Drug Abuse Care Providers (5%); and from
Civil Protective Custody (3%).
 68% of adolescent admissions were males, 32% were females of which 2.4%
crime have
been an issue
in Nevada due
to the fast rate
at which the
state is growing and its 24hour lifestyle
Drugs are directly related to crimes because it is a crime to use,
possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs that have the potential for
abuse. During the calendar year 2008, 13,205 adults were arrested
for drug related crimes in Nevada, and 22,390 were arrested for alcohol related crimes.8 In the past four years, drug related crimes
have increased and alcohol related crimes have increased significantly.
Substance abuse or depend- Figure 4: Adult Arrests for Drug & Alcohol
Related Crimes in Nevada, 2003 - 2008
ence is also related to crime
through the effect it has on 25,000
the user’s behavior and by
generating violence and other 20,000
illegal activity in connection with drug traffick15,000
ing. Substance abuse and crime have been an isDrug Related Arrests sue in Nevada due to the fast rate at which the 10,000
state is growing and its 24-hour lifestyle.9 Between 2005 and 2008, Nevada’s population in- 5,000
creased by 13%.10
“2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Crime and Justice in
Nevada,” Nevada Department of Public Safety.
“2004 Nevada Statewide Strategy For Drug Control, Violence Prevention and System Improvement,”
Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance.
2008 Population Estimates, Nevada State Demographer.
Figure 5: Drug Related Murders
In more recent years however, drug trafficking
in Nevada, 2003 - 2008
via Nevada’s major interstate highways has become a major concern to law enforcement. Drug
Drug Related Murders trafficking and crime cannot be considered a
problem of just large metropolitan cities anymore. 30
Nevada’s rural areas, miles away from urban de- 25
velopment, are perfect locations for marijuana
cultivation and methamphetamine laboratories.
Drug Related Murders The relationship between drugs and crime pro10
motes a lifestyle in which the likelihood and fre5
quency of involvement in illegal activity are increased, because drug users may not participate in 0
the legitimate economy and are exposed to situa12
tions that encourage crime. Drug-using lifestyles often emphasize short-term goals supported by illegal activities. For 6 years in a
row, including 2009, Nevada has ranked as the most dangerous state in which to live in
the U.S.13 Nevada’s drug related murders have decreased every year since 2005.14
The Agency’s treatment philosophy recognizes that substance abuse addiction is a
chronic, relapsing health condition. The Agency’s major treatment improvement initiatives followed by a brief explanation, include the following:
 Adoption of many recommendations contained in the national treatment plan,
“Changing the Conversation,” created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) and SAPTA’s Treatment Strategic Plan.
 Utilization of evidence-based substance abuse treatment and prevention practices
 Development and Implementation of the Evidence-Based Practices Exchange
(EBPE).
 Funded treatment providers must now report more complete data for all levels of
Successful Application of the National Treatment Plan and SAPTA’s Treatment
Strategic Plan: The Agency has a long track record of working to improve the quality
of substance abuse treatment services supported with public funds. In December of
2007, SAPTA updated its strategic plans that were originally developed in 2001.
SAPTA’s plans are consistent with national treatment plans developed by SAMHSA in
the past. The documents form the foundation for the changes that the Agency have implement and will continue to promote in the next few years, until the plans are again updated. Central themes in these documents include the need to establish a seamless ser11
“Drug-Related Crime,” March 2000, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Policy Information
Clearinghouse Fact Sheet.
“Rankings of State in Most Dangerous/Safest State Awards; 1994 to 2009,” Morgan Quitno Press.
“2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Crime and Justice in Nevada,” Nevada Department of Public
vice system offering effective treatment based on individual needs, rather than a prescriptive treatment model applied equally to everyone. Also, all systems of care, individuals enter and become engaged in the most appropriate type and level of substance
abuse treatment and that they receive continuous services at the level(s) needed to enter
into recovery.
Utilization of Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Practices and Models:
There is an inverse relationship between successful treatment completion and admission
rates, in part, because successful treatment completion often means longer lengths of
treatment engagement and there are several studies indicating the minimum effective
length of treatment engagement is 90 days. Additionally, as programs develop service
systems that better engage clients, there is a decrease in the number of admissions. An
example of this is the Agency’s concern over the high percentage of clients who enter
and exit the system having only received detoxification services. Many of these clients
have several repeat admissions, never really engaging in the treatment process. Such
service delivery ultimately does virtually nothing to improve the quality of the client’s
life and progress toward achieving recovery. Because the state has limited treatment
capacity, if a program is successful at engaging the client in a longer treatment stay, the
number of open beds available statewide decline proportionately.
Development and Implementation of the Evidence-Based Practices Exchange
(EBPE): Aimed to promote the adoption and use of evidence-based treatment practices,
this effort has been initiated in order to enhance treatment service delivery by designing
training and technical assistance activities for the State of Nevada. It is co-sponsored by
the CASAT and the Mountain West Addiction Technology Transfer Center in conjunction with SAPTA.
Funded Treatment Providers must now Report More Complete Data for all Levels
of Service: In order to foster the improved use of resources, a number of system
changes have been required in addition to those cited above. Included here are such
things as support for early intervention, care coordination and comprehensive evaluation
services. Care coordination, in addition to supporting staff to help with case management, may include childcare, transportation, and translation/interpreter services. Comprehensive evaluation was added as a funded level of service in order to help improve
providers’ ability to provide services to the sector of the population in need of substance
abuse treatment services that also have a diagnosable, co-occurring mental illness.
Cooccurring
Today, an important issue in the development of accessible and affordable treatment is
the need for better integration among service delivery systems. The tendency is for
agencies to work independently; however, better communication through the formation
of clearly defined, integrated relationships is needed among different service providers
(e.g., substance abuse, mental health, primary care) and is now being supported.
The Agency encourages and supports providers in all efforts to make access easier for
individuals diagnosed with more than one brain disorder or disease. In SFY 2004,
SAPTA partnered with the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) to improve
the continuum of care for adolescents. Three general points of this partnership were to:
 Address early intervention needs beginning at the first point of contact with
youth in the juvenile justice system.
 Increase training of personnel within DCFS operated facilities regarding alcohol/drug assessment tools and data gathering/reporting.
 Improve transitional service delivery to paroled youth with alcohol/drug treatment needs so as to assist them in becoming more self-sufficient and eventually
discharging them from parole.
The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of an increasing number of individuals with co-occurring mental health and addictive disorders. These individuals typically do not fare well in traditional service settings. Additionally, their course of illness
is often associated with poor outcomes across multiple service systems. Thus, many of
these individuals have traditionally been served at higher costs due to higher levels of
service utilization. National epidemiological data demonstrate clearly that the prevalence of these individuals is sufficiently high in some service systems and that comorbidity must be considered an expectation, not an exception. In fact, the U.S. Surgeon General has estimated "Forty-one to sixty-five percent of individuals with a lifetime substance abuse disorder have also had a lifetime history of at least one mental disorder, and approximately fifty-one percent of individuals with one or more lifetime
mental disorders have also had a history of at least one substance abuse disorder."
These individuals appear not only in mental health and substance abuse treatment settings, but also in primary health care, correctional, homeless, protective service, and
other social service settings.
The stigma that is still associated with substance abuse disorders and mental disorders
stands between many people with co-occurring disorders and successful treatment and
recovery. Individuals with co-occurring disorders present a challenge to both clinicians
and the treatment delivery system by the existence of two separate service systems, one
for mental health services and another for substance abuse treatment. SAPTA encourages all its funded substance abuse treatment facilities to develop capacity to serve the
less severe mentally ill and substance abuse dependent population. The concept of no
wrong door treatment strategy allows those suffering from persistent mental illness and
chronic substance abuse disorders to engage in seamless treatment for co-occurring issues. At the center of care delivery for the co-occurring diagnosed are the processes of
continuous case management, care coordination of invested agencies, and stable housing.
National trends regarding the population with co-occurring disorders clearly reflect a
need for improved service delivery. It is a driving principle of current publicly supported Nevada providers that any person entering mental health care, substance abuse
treatment, or primary care should be screened for mental disorders and substance abuse
and then provided appropriate treatment. Over the last few years, programs have increased comprehensive evaluations, resulting in combined services and treatment planning for the co-occurring population.
The majority of clients seen in SAPTA funded substance abuse treatment programs have
no private or public health insurance coverage. This rate has changed little over time
and has consistently been between 75% and 85%. The 75% low was achieved in 2009.
The 85% high occurred in 1999. Below, Figure 6 shows the distribution of health insurance coverage for those admitted in SFY 2009.
Figure 6: Health Insurance Coverage, SFY 2009
Private Insurance Medicaid/
Treatment On the next page is a map entitled, “Provider Admissions for All Drugs in SFY 2009 by
Zip Code.” This map shows where SAPTA clients resided when they were admitted
and Tables into treatment. On the nine pages following the map are Table 8 and Charts 4 through
12 showing demographic makeup of individuals receiving SAPTA funded treatment services. On the nine pages following these charts and map are three information listings:
1) “SAPTA Certified Treatment Programs,” 2) “SAPTA Certified Treatment Programs
Not Generally Accessible to the Public,” and 3) “Other Important Contact Information.”
Map 2: Provider Admissions for All Drugs
in SFY 2009 by Zip Code
Chart 4: SAPTA Admissions,
SFY 2003 - 2009
Number of Admissions .
Adolescent Admissions
Table 8: SAPTA Admissions,
SFY 2003
SFY 2006
SFY 2007
Number of Adolescent Admissions
SFY 2005
SFY 2008
Note: Beginning in December 2005 a Washoe County provider reduced adolescent services in preparation for closing that facility at the end of June 2006.
Therefore, Washoe County numbers were down for SFY 2006. Balance of State numbers also contributed to this decline. A new adolescent treatment program was funded in SFY 2007 for Washoe County. It is expected that adolescent admissions will increase once again over the next few years.
Adolescents as Percent of Total Admissions
Chart 5: Adolescent Treatment Admissions, SFY 2003 - 2009
2005 Total
2007 Total
Year Comparisons
Percent of Admissions .
Chart 6: Male and Female Admissions, SFY 2005 - 2009
568 483
2007 Adolescent
1,021 910
2008 Adolescent
3312114 11 90
456 552 487
1,594 1,668 1,833
2009 Adolescent
Latino Hispanic *
2,036 2,092 2,276
190 146 195 157
39 17 29
1,538 1,786
Chart 7: Admissions to Treatment by Race/Ethnicity, SFY 2007 - 2009
Percent of Admissions
Self, Family,
177 143 176
388 323 452
Type of Referral
Employer/EAP Other Community Criminal Justice Civil Protective
1 96 0 92 1104
5 12 14 12
Abuse Care
577 592 668
3 21 2
Chart 8: Admissions to Treatment by Referral Source, SFY 2007 - 2009
2005 Adolescent
2006 Adolescent
Chart 9: Admissions to Treatment by Area of Residence, SFY 2005 - 2009
390 438
Other Cocaine
1,924 1,905
Chart 10: Admissions to Treatment by Drug of Choice, SFY 2007 - 2009
2007Adolescent
Pregnant at Admission
Pregnant IDU at Admission
All IDU at Admission
Chart 11: Pregnant Women and Injection Drug Users Admissions for Treatment, SFY 2007 - 2009
120 198
Chart 12: Admissions to Treatment by Level of Care, SFY 2007 - 2009
OMT/Detox Ambul.
Drug Court Services
COD**
SAPTA Phone #’s - North (775) 684-4190 South (702) 486-8250
SAPTA Web site address http://mhds.state.nv.us
Certified Treatment Programs
CPC*
Comprehensive Eval.
Vitality Unlimited Cottonwood Counseling
Services - Contact Main Office in Elko
Battle Mountain , NV 89820
(775) 738-2625
100 Depot Ave.
American Comprehensive Counseling Services
603 E. Robinson St.
Carson Mediation and Counseling Center
1800 Hwy 50 East Ste 201
Cinper Evaluation Center
2874 N. Carson St. ,#215
Community Counseling Center-CC
205 S. Pratt St.
Carson City , NV 89701-5240
John Glen Evaluation Center
1802 N. Carson St. #155
(775) 883-4325
(775) 883-4355
(775) 887-0303
(775) 887-0304
(775) 885-7717
(775) 882-3945
(775) 882-6126
(775) 882-4340
(775) 882-4747
Lyon Council on AOD
50 River St.
Dayton , NV 89403
(775) 726-3525
577 W. Silver St.
3740 E. Idaho St.
Elko, NV 89801-4611
(775) 753-4736
399 1st Street
(775) 289-4905
(775) 289-4898
*CPC=Civil Protective Custody
**COD=Co-Occurring Disorder Level I & II
A=Adults
Y=Youth
P=Specialized Services for Pregnant Women and Women with Dependent Children
X=Evaluation Centers
F=Funded
1490 Grimes Ave.
415 Hwy 95A, Ste E-501
(775) 423-4054
331- 1st Street
(775) 945-3199
7 Water St., Ste. B
Henderson Court Programs
243 Water St., Lower Level
Mission Treatment Centers, Inc.
704 W. Sunset Rd., Ste. B-9
921 American Pacific, Ste. 300
(702) 568-5974
(702) 267-1350
(702) 267-1351
(702) 558-8700
(702) 658-0480
948 Incline Wy.
730 N. Eastern Ave., Ste. 130
Adelson Clinic
3661 S. Maryland Pkwy. Ste. 64
Las Vegas, NV 89169-3001
B.D.D. Counseling
3909 S. Maryland Pkwy. Ste. 211
1701 W. Charleston Blvd., Ste. 400
Las Vegas, NV 89102-2320
(530) 541-5190
(530) 541-6031
(702) 598-2018
(702) 735-7900
(702) 735-0081
(702) 384-2960
(702) 384-2963
(702) 474-6463
6000 W. Rochelle, Ste. 800
3050 E. Desert Inn Rd., Ste. 116
Center for Behavioral Health, Inc.
721 E. Charleston, #6
Choices Group, Inc.
800 S. Valley View Blvd.
Clark County Court Education Program
200 Lewis Ave., 4th Floor Ste 4326
Las Vegas, NV 89155-1722
Community Counseling Center-LV
1120 Almond Tree Ln., Ste. 207
Las Vegas, NV 89104-3229
Family & Child Treatment of Southern Nevada
1050 South Rainbow Blvd.
1640 E. Flamingo Rd. Ste. 100
Las Vegas, NV 89101-1115
3365 E. Flamingo, Ste. 10
Las Vegas Indian Center, Inc.
2300 W. Bonanza Rd.
P. O. Box 3970
Las Vegas, NV 89127-3970
3371 N. Buffalo Drive
(702) 873-0834
(702) 796-1835
(702) 382-5017
(702) 252-8342
(702) 252-8349
(702) 671-3317
(702) 369-8489
(702) 258-5855
(702) 258-9767
(702) 369-4357
(702) 369-4089
(702) 933-1156
(702) 933-1163
(702) 647-5842
(702) 647-2172
(702) 229-2252
(702) 646-3395
(702) 515-1373
(702) 515-1379
LRS Systems, Ltd.
2077 E. Sahara Ave. Ste. B
1000 S. Third St., Ste. F
1800 Industrial Rd., Ste. 100
Nevada Homes for Youth
525 S. 13th St.
1721 E. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89104-1902
4225 S. Eastern Ave. Ste. 11
Restoration Counseling Service
1661 Flamingo Rd, Ste 5B
Solutions Recovery, Inc.
9811 W. Charleston, Suite 2626
Vegas Valley Treatment Center
1325 Commerce
LasVegas, NV 89104
5659 Duncan Drive
930 N. 4th St.
Westcare-Laughlin
3650 South Pointe Circle, Ste. 205
(702) 732-0214
(702) 699-9923
(702) 380-0890
(702) 474-4104
(702) 474-4108
(702) 380-2889
(702) 380-2893
(702) 382-4306
(702) 538-7412
(702) 538-7418
(702) 823-1372
(702) 448-7205
(702)383-9890
(702)388-1817
(702) 648-0480
(702) 299-0142
(702) 299-0143
Contact New Frontier in Fallon
1528 Hwy 395 Ste. 100
WestCare Nevada Inc. - Harris Springs
Contact WestCare Nevada in Las Vegas
(702) 872-5382
(702) 872-5381
3470 Cheyenne Rd. Ste #400
Nevada Medical Systems
2516 E. Lake Mead Blvd.
2332 N. Las Vegas Blvd.
Options Evaluation Center
4528 W. Craig Rd., Ste. 150
211 Judson Ave.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-5642
(702) 636-0085
(702) 636-0087
(702) 399-1600
(702) 399-5017
(702) 633-1130
(702) 633-2481
(702) 646-4736
(702) 646-1301
(702) 399-2769
(702) 399-0271
Shoshone Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley
Owyhee, NV 89832
(775) 757-2415
(775) 757-3929
Bridge Center (The)
1201 Corporate Blvd., Ste. 100.
(775) 857-2999
(775) 857-2998
1725 S. McCarran Blvd.
160 Hubbard Way, Ste. A
Evaluation Center (The)
150 N. Center St., #317
Family Counseling Services of No. NV
575 E. Plumb Ln., #100
Reno, NV 89502-3543
(775) 954-1406
(775) 829-4472
(775) 829-4467
(775) 240-5251
(775) 337-2522
(775) 329-0623
(775) 337-2971
1135 Terminal Way, Ste 112
Lynne Daus Evaluation Center
421 Hill St., #3
5301 Longley Ln. #178
Northern Nevada Evaluation Center, Inc.
505 S. Arlington, Ste. 206
Quest Counseling and Consulting, Inc.
3500 Lakeside Ct., Ste. 101
1715 Kuenzli St.
Ridge House (The)
944 W. First St.
Step 1, Inc.
1015 N. Sierra St.
Step 2, Inc.
1435 N. Virginia St
(775) 348-7550
(775) 626-6674
(775) 788-7611
(775) 329-5006
(775) 329-5061
(775) 786-6880
(775) 786-6899
(775) 786-2990
(775) 322-1544
(775) 329-9830
(775) 787-9411
(775) 787-9445
Silver State Substance Abuse Evaluations
600 S. Arlington Ave.
Reno Community Triage Center
315 Record St., Suite 103
(775) 323-1116
(775) 323-1127
(775) 348-8811
(775) 348-8830
1137 Emerald Bay Rd.
2475 Fort Churchill/McAtee Bldg
Evergreen Evaluation and Education Center
548 Greenbrae Drive
2105 Cappuro Way, Ste. 100
Sparks, NV 89431-8586
#1 Frankie St Nye, The Annex
Lyon Council on AOD (Community Chest)
991 South C St.
2055 Elko Ave
W. Wendover, NV 89883
(775) 358-1101
(775) 358-9397
(775) 355-7759
(775) 482-5227
(775) 847-9335
(775) 388-2696
737 Fairgrounds Rd.
Pamela Victory
33 W. 4th St.
(775) 623-4596
(775) 623-6824
(775) 385-5102
(775) 625-1473
Vitality Unlimited Silver Sage
530 Melarkey St., Ste. 206
215 W. Bridge St., #8
Yerington NV 89447-0981
(775) 623-3626
(775) 623-1913
(775) 463-6598
Certified Treatment Providers (Not Generally Accessible to Public)
China Spring Youth
Washoe County Sheriff's
Minden NV 89423-0218
911 Parr Blvd.
Reno NV 89512-1014
(775) 265-5350
(775) 265-7159
(775) 328-6386
(775) 328-6305
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Info.
1(800) 729-6686
Nevada Substance Abuse Resource Center
1-866-784-6336
(775) 784-6336
(702) 385-0684
(775) 982-4129
(702) 732-4989
AIDS (CDC National AIDS/HIV Hotline)
AIDS-Teen Line
1 (800) 440-8336
Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment
(775) 684-4190
(702) 486-8250
Crisis Mental Health Unit
(775) 877-4673
(702) 486-8020
Juvenile Court Services (Abuse and Neglect)
1-(800) 992-5757
(775) 328-2300 day
(702) 399-0081
(775)784-8090 eve.
National Council on Compulsive Gambling
1 (800) 522-4700
1 (800) 969-6642
1 (800) 448-4663
1 (800) 752-4528
Substance Abuse Help Line (Crisis Call Center)
1 (800) 450-9530
1 (800) 992-5757
Youth Runaway Emergency Shelter
Alanon and Alateen Groups
(775) 348-7103
(702) 615-9494
(775) 355-1151
(702) 598-1888
(775) 356-8070
(888) 442-2110
(775) 322-4811
(702) 369-3362
V. PREVENTION
Prevention Prevention is defined as “a proactive process of helping individuals, families, and communities to develop the resources needed to develop and maintain healthy lifestyles.”15
Prevention is broad based in the sense that it is intended to alleviate a wide range of atrisk behaviors including, but not limited to, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse,
crime and delinquency, violence, vandalism, mental health problems, family conflict,
parenting problems, stress and burnout, child abuse, learning problems, school failure,
school drop outs, teenage pregnancy, depression, and suicide.
SAPTA has established a system whereby the Agency purchases substance abuse prevention services through local providers across the state, in three year competitive cycles. The primary Agency strategies are the coordination and implementation of all
state and federal funding through planning and analysis of alcohol and drug abuse need.
Through this process, the services required are identified, and applications are requested
which address needed services. Applications are reviewed by Agency staff and outside
independent review panels. Funds are awarded on the basis of the programs’ ability to
provide the requested service. As stated in NRS 458.025, only agencies which have received SAPTA certification are eligible for funding. In addition to certification each
agency had to meet the SAPTA Deeming process criteria which included proof of 501(c
-3) status, sufficient infrastructure in place, an agreement to conduct program evaluation, and complete a template of a Community Request for Application (RFA) process.
After awards are made, the Agency monitors compliance with the programmatic and
fiscal terms of the subgrants. Also, the Agency provides programs with technical assistance to ensure that appropriate services are provided.
Elements of the Agency’s prevention strategy are described below:
 Provide Nevadans access to quality substance abuse prevention services.
 Provide information regarding how many participants are being served as a result of Agency funding and the type of services provided.
 Develop an infrastructure to assist prevention providers in providing effective
quality and quantity of services.
 Verify that state and federal funds are being used to purchase services that
achieve state and federal goals.
 Require the assessment of priority risk and protective factors for individual communities.
 Enhance or expand collaboration with SAPTA funded substance abuse prevention coalitions.
 Require the assessment of individual communities in identifying target populations.
 Utilize the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) six strategies of sub15
International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium; IC&RC
stance abuse prevention, which include Information Dissemination, Prevention
Education, Alternative Activities, Problem Identification, Community Based
Process and Environmental Strategies.
SAPTA funded programs are receiving approximately $9,195,505 million in SFY
2009. The funding agreements are typically committed for a three-year project
period. For every dollar invested in substance abuse prevention, seven dollars in
savings are realized.16
In SFY 2009, SAPTA funded 90 primary prevention providers who are implementing substance abuse prevention programs to reduce and prevent substance use.
Funded prevention programs provide one or more of the six prevention strategies
that are promoted by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). The six
strategies include: information dissemination, prevention education, alternative
activities, problem identification and referral, community-based processes, and environmental strategies. These providers served 14,414 youth and family members.
At the beginning of SFY 2009 SAPTA funded and worked with 12 communitybased coalitions, using CSAP’s Strategic Prevention Framework Five Step Planning model. One of the coalitions was folded into another so by the end of the fiscal year there were 11 coalitions. These 11 coalitions were responsible for the
planning, coordination and oversight of 90 prevention programs and environmental
strategies statewide, which were projected to reach approximately 273,108 participants.
Work continued with community-based coalitions to develop local programs,
strategies, practices and a statewide plan to address substance abuse prevention in
a coherent and intelligent manner. SAPTA’s coalition strategy included using the
coalitions to increase provider capacity through a planning process, which includes
grant writing and other resource development activities.
In 2009, the Agency, through an agreement with the Center for the Application of
Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT), conducted on-line courses, video-tapes
and seminar courses covering evidence-based fundamentals of substance abuse
prevention programming, prevention theory, evidence-based practices, program
planning, workforce development, sustainability, and the importance of culture in
successfully implanting prevention principles of effectiveness. Further progress
was made in the adoption of evidence-based programming as all courses bring the
latest science to the prevention field and help bridge the gap between prevention
Approximately 853 prevention specialists and professionals participated in the
CASAT courses. Additionally, several coalitions conducted trainings and brought
in national speakers.
In SFY 2009, over 320,552 pieces of literature were distributed by SAPTA supported clearinghouses and their satellite offices statewide.
SAPTA’s data team and prevention staff went through a review process looking at
other prevention data systems. The decision was made to continue to upgrade and
“Principles of Effective Substance Abuse Prevention,” published by the National Institute of Drug Addiction (NIDA), 1998.
modify NHIPPS to capture more prevention data and information, including environmental strategies. This will result in the Agency having only one database to
track fiscal, treatment and prevention activities. The system will be able to gather
and report on all federally required prevention data and activities.
Use of the Institute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care was adopted to ensure that
services are integrated and seamless between prevention, intervention, and treatment. Universal, selective, and indicated prevention services are provided to appropriately identified populations through the assessment of data and needs.
Utilized local coalitions and providers to determine and prioritize needs in communities through the examination and analysis of all relevant available data.
Publication and use of a state epidemiological profile for prevention needs in Nevada was published in 2005 and was updated in 2007. Work on the next revision
Currently, Nevada has 11 coalitions which act as regional centers that are continuing to move toward Centers of Excellence status through training and technical
assistance provided by SAPTA and other partners.
The federally required Synar report which tracks illegal sales of tobacco to minors
shows that the noncompliance rate in Nevada for SFY 2009 was 6.3%. This is
13.7% less than the 20% allowable maximum set by the federal government.
Nevada was one of 21 states to receive initial funding through SAMHSA/CSAP
for the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPFSIG). Using
data driven decision making, this grant focuses on reducing alcohol related motor
vehicle fatalities associated with high risk under age and young adult drinking.
This grant end June 30, 2010.
The 2007 Nevada State Legislature included $1,000,000 each year of the biennium
to support substance abuse prevention coalitions’ implementation of their locally
developed methamphetamine prevention plans and for a statewide media campaign.
Substance abuse among high school students and adults alike is a problem in Nevada.
Prevention Binge drinking and heavy drinking have traditionally been higher than the national averPrograms age for both youth and adults (YRBS and BRFSS). In 2008, Nevada’s rate for adult
binge drinking in the past 30 days was 18.8% compared to 15.5% nationwide. For
binge drinking, Nevada ranked eight nationwide, including the District of Columbia and
Territories (BRFSS Prevalence Data 2008). In Nevada, heavy alcohol consumption resulted in 37% of all fatal traffic crashes reported in 2008 the same as the national average.17 This is the first time since 2005 that Nevada has not been lower than the national
average for alcohol related fatalities, but Nevada improved from the ninth highest state
in motor vehicle fatalities in the nation in 2005 to twenty-fifth in 2008. Due to budget
cuts and reallocation of methamphetamine prevention funding to treatment, 55% of the
original 2007 $1,000.000 award was eliminated from the 2009 budget to the coalitions.
Prevention Table 9 on the next page provides unduplicated participants in SAPTA funded prevention programs statewide and information on the number of items of literature distributed
Particiby the state clearinghouse system.
“Fatality Analysis and Reporting System,” U.S. Department of Transportation, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2008.
Table 9: Prevention Clients Served and Literature Distributed,
SFY 2007 - 2009
Literature Distributed
96,819
320,552
Community coalitions strive to include a broad representation of individuals and organizations from their communities. Eleven (11) community-based coalitions implement
“The Five Steps of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework” in all seventeen (17)
counties in Nevada. The 5-Steps are shown below:
Step 1: Conduct a community needs assessment. This step involves mobilizing
the community and its key stakeholders - part of this mobilization is the creation of a statewide epidemiological workgroup to spearhead the data collection
process and to define the problems and underlying factors to be addressed in
Step 4: Implementation. Some other key components in this step include identifying the existing prevention infrastructure in the State and its communities,
assessing cultural competence, isolating service gaps, and gauging communities readiness and leadership that will advance successful implementation of
evidenced based policies, programs, and practices.
Step 2: Mobilize and/or build capacity. This step focuses on convening key
stakeholders, coalitions, and service providers. Training and education are introduced. Creation and continuation of partnerships is central to achieving related goals. The development of both financial and organizational resources
that can provide sustainability as well as evaluation capacity is fostered.
Step 3: Develop a comprehensive strategic plan. Strategic Goals, Objectives,
and Performance Targets are produced as a result of strategy development
meetings/sessions. Logic Model development is incorporated into the planning
process to insure data drives the policies, programs, and practices put into action. An Evaluation Plan is conceived and performance measures are established.
Step 4: Implement evidence-based prevention programs and infrastructure development activities. Guided by the Strategic Plan, action is taken in this step.
An Action Plan is developed and materials needed to implement identified programs, policies and practices are acquired. The Evaluation Plan is fully developed and put into practice; this includes the collection of process measure data
and ongoing monitoring of performance fidelity.
Step 5: Monitor process and evaluate effectiveness. This step includes measuring the effectiveness of the programs, policies, and practices implemented.
Collection and analysis of data is central to the monitoring and evaluation processes. Areas for improvement are identified and recommendations are then
made describing how to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and fidelity in relation to the Strategic Plan, relevant Action Plans, and measures.
As a requirement of the State Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPFSIG)
described on pages 54 and 55, a State Epidemiological Workgroup (SEW) was reactivated to analyze and support data driven decisions made by the SIG’s Advisory Committee. The SEW helps to identify prevention needs at both local and state levels
through substance related consumption and consequence indicators. The SEW assisted
SAPTA staff in creating a resource document in the form of an Epidemiological Profile.
The purpose of the Epidemiological Profile is to promote effective substance abuse prevention in Nevada and to provide data for substance abuse prevention coalitions and organizations at the county and community levels. It provides baseline data to address
gaps and barriers at both the state and county levels.
The Epidemiological Profile addresses four major priorities identified by the SEW.
They are listed below in order of priority:
1. Youth alcohol use
2. Youth methamphetamine use
3. Heavy adult alcohol use
4. Youth marijuana use
In addition to addressing the above SEW priorities, Coalitions have also prioritized local
risk factors which they deemed to be in most need of receiving prevention services.
These priorities are based on their Comprehensive Community Prevention Plan research. Table 10 shown below depicts risk factors to be addressed, as identified by
SAPTA funded coalitions.
In SFY 2009, Nevada supported 11 coalitions with SAPT Block grant, Prevention
Infrastructure Funding (SPI), Methamphetamine Prevention, and Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG). All of the coalitions have been
active for more than five years. These geographic-based coalitions cover all 17 Nevada counties. Below is a map entitled “Coalition Locations and Counties Served”
that shows which counties each of the 11 coalitions serve. One of the coalitions,
the Statewide Native American Coalition, is funded to serve the statewide Native
American population in Nevada.
Map 3: Coalition Locations and Counties Served
As the Single State Agency for substance abuse prevention and treatment activities in
Nevada, SAPTA has been designated by the Governor to receive and administer his portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools funding. SAPTA manages these funds in keeping with its substance abuse prevention program principles and federal requirements.
In an effort to provide comprehensive technical assistance to organizations receiving
Safe and Drug Free School funds, support and technical assistance are provided in the
areas of fiscal policies, program operating standards, evidence-based programming,
workforce development, risk and protective factor analysis, target population, environmental issues, community development, evaluation, and other areas as required. So as
to ensure that programmatic and fiscal initiatives complement one another, in order to
receive related federal education funds, the No Child Left Behind federal legislation requires preparation of a joint state application with the Nevada Department of Education.
Table 10 below details how SAPTA used this funding in SFY 2009.
Washoe County School
Giddens &
Associates/Bilingual
Central Lyon Youth
Nye & Esmeralda
Douglas County Juvenile
Panaca Elementary
University of Nevada, Las
Protecting You/ Protecting
Positive Action Summer
10 programs offered.
Pioche Elementary
State Prevention
Infrastructure (SPI)
Positive Choices for
Academic Success (Positive
Too Good for Drugs &
Staying Connected to Your
Total Number Served
Humboldt, Pershing,
and Lander Counties
9 counties served.
The purpose of the Prevention Infrastructure Funding (SPI) is to continue local community-based prevention programming initiated under the federally funded State Incentive
Grant which ended in September 2007. To accomplish this, the 2007 Nevada State Legislature included in the Mental Health and Developmental Service Division, Substance
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency’s (SAPTA) budget approximately $4.7 million
over the biennium to support substance abuse prevention coalition infrastructure and to
implement local evidence-based programs, practices, and strategies that address the prioritized substance abuse prevention needs of their communities. Additionally, funds to
support the Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator are in this budget in the amount of
$51,465.
SPI has performance indicators as noted below:
 Number of persons served by coalition and program including age, gender, race,
 Total number of evidence-based programs and strategies implemented Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency
Fidelity of program implementation
30 day substance use, includes alcohol and other drugs
Perceived risk and harm of substance use
Age of first substance use
Perception of disproval and attitude towards use
Cost effectiveness, do program costs fall within the federally defined cost bands
The purpose of Nevada’s SPI is to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
(ATOD) among Nevada’s 12 to 25 year old youth through the development of a system
for delivering prevention services through: (1) coordinating prevention services statewide and (2) implementing prevention programs based on sound scientific research.
Improving the ATOD prevention system has both long-term and short-term objectives.
Statewide measures will indicate reductions in illicit drug use, marijuana use, and binge
drinking among 12 to 25 year olds, and show a delay in the age of first use of marijuana
The short-term changes (1 to 3 years) will be accomplished through three mechanisms
on the local level: (1) enhancing local substance abuse prevention capacity, (2) leveraging existing prevention dollars from various sources, and (3) replacing ineffective
ATOD prevention programming with evidence-based prevention programs. This vision
is for local ATOD prevention coalitions to make funding decisions and monitor their
effectiveness at a community level.
Framework State
(SPFSIG)
SAMHSA awarded SAPTA $2.3 million per year, for five years, to bolster prevention
capacity and infrastructure in Nevada. The SPFSIG will insure a solid foundation for
delivering effective, culturally competent, evidence-based substance abuse prevention
services in both rural and urban settings. The SPFSIG project creates a system of prevention services that links together various funding streams and prevention programs.
The SPFSIG is designed to guide the state and local communities through a data driven
process that identifies the priority needs for substance abuse prevention in the state. A
state level assessment found that the number one priority for Nevada was to decrease the
number of alcohol related motor vehicle fatalities, especially those that are linked to underage and young adult high risk drinking and related behaviors.
The overall goals of this federal grant are to:
 Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse across the lifespan.
 Reduce substance abuse-related problems in communities.
 Build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the state and community levels.
The SPFSIG model provides a sequential set of steps (assessment, capacity building,
planning, implementation, and evaluation) for the state and communities to follow.
These steps are used to create a plan and select strategies that will effectively impact the
overall goals of the grant. The SPFSIG allows both the state and local communities to
develop environmental strategies that will directly impact consumption patterns by focusing on the intervening variables which allow the high risk behaviors to develop.
These intervening variables, such as: low enforcement, social availability, and easy access are shown in research to impact the drinking behaviors of both adolescents and
SPFSIG
SFY 2009 Coalition SPF SIG Environmental Strategies:
 Surveillance was increased at youth events including the Homecoming Dance.
There was a joint effort between Fallon Police Department and Churchill County
Sheriff Department; 23 different stops were made with no citations written.
 Mailers were sent to parents (1900) of junior and senior high students with underage drinking facts and statistical data to increase awareness. A presentation
was made to athletes at CCHS concerning NIAA standards.
 There was an increased emphasis during April for Alcohol Awareness Month.
There was an “Every 15 Minutes” presentation at Churchill County High
School; 1200 Students and 65 faculty members attended.
StrategiesContinued
*Community Council on Youth (Partnership Carson City)
 Three compliance checks were conducted on 66 establishments with 5 sales to
minors (92% compliance rate. Four server trainings were held with a total of 50
 Two juvenile party dispersals occurred; one related to college students and one
to high schools students, 2 citations were issued. One shoulder tap was conducted with one arrest for contributing to a minor.
 Two DUI saturation patrols were conducted (one on Carson City's prom night), 1
arrest was made and 41 citations were issued
**Eastern Nevada Communities Coalition (ENCC)
 ENCC has been able to implement Compliance Checks in Lincoln County and
Saturation Patrols in White Pine County and Eureka County.
 Contracts which include operating supplies for law enforcement have been provided to each County to ensure continued progress in the 2009-2010 year.
Frontier Community Coalition (FCC)
 FCC has contracted with WSDPS to purchase 6 Breathalyzers and conduct prevention training within the local schools serving around 300 youth.
 FCC contracted with Project Graduation, Sober Seniors and Drug Free Graduation to host all night substance free events at local schools serving around 1500
 FCC contracted with Lovelock Swim Pool to host substance Free events during
the summer for teens and families serving over 500 people.
Goshen Community Development Coalition
 Goshen has identified and secured the participation of law enforcement agencies
representing: Clark County, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Mesquite. They
have also identified and completed contractual agreements with four (4) Community Partners for the implementation of the SPF SIG strategies. They have
secured the Nevada Highway Patrol and NDI as participants of the SPF SIG
strategies. Goshen worked with law enforcement representatives to identify the
supplies/equipment needed for the implementation of the identified strategies.
 Goshen hosted a (1) SPF-SIG Community Planning Meeting in Mesquite Nevada. A consultant continues to facilitate SPF SIG trainings and planning group
meetings with the staff, providers and law enforcement representatives of Clark
 Goshen has completed three (3) media pieces this quarter related to the SPF-SIG
strategies. They have also begun the process of surveying the community and
creating the technology specific to social networking.
 Goshen has met with representatives of Eastern Nevada Communities Coalition,
and Luz Community Development Coalition for a review of the Regional SPFSIG Strategic Plan which holistically addresses the goals, objectives and issues
identified in SPF-SIG Plan. A comprehensive SPP has been developed for implementation within the communities of Clark, Eureka, Lincoln, White Pine,
Humboldt, Lander and Pershing. We will continue to identify additional Community partners when required to implement the identified strategies.
Healthy Communities Coalition (HCC)
 HCC developed a list of options that support liquor license recipients in not selling alcohol to underage persons, including publishing a list of stores and establishments that pass compliance checks, developing a menu of incentives for
stores that pass compliance checks, and gave outlets materials to help with carding procedure.
 HCC held a youth leadership conference 8/13-8/16 to train 50 new youth leaders.
 Four underage parties were dispersed before teens were intoxicated because of a
master plan that aims to reduce underage drinking at state parks Join Together Northern Nevada (JTNN)
 Thirteen Responsible Beverage Server Trainings were conducted during the
year with a total of 235 attendees.
 Directed Patrols were conducted by UNR Police Dept., 12 patrols with 154 citations on and off-campus. All citations were given to young adults between the
ages of 17 - 25.
 UNR conducted the BASICS program, which is a brief alcohol screening and
intervention program for college students, with 216 students this school year.
Luz Community Development Coalition
 The Te Necesitamos (we need you) is an environmental advocacy social norms
campaign geared towards the Latino community from a positive rather than
negative perspective. The campaign message of Te Necesitiamos is recognizing that the communities’ behavior can be shaped through positive modeling
and reinforcement, rather than through threats and punishments. The implementation of the Te Necesitamos campaign has consisted of placing print and
broadcast media messages within the community.  The youth intern program (YIP) was designed to expose youth to cultural and
historical information about their community. By enlightening the youth about
their own history, it established a sense of pride, changes and self betterment. It
also empowered them toseek other alternatives to what they pride, changes and
self betterment. It also empowered them to seek other alternatives to what they
have been exposed to in their life. This was done by educating them on the risk
factors and goals set in place to combat them.  The partnership with the North Las Vegas Police Department has set out to promote positive community engagement in the hosting of alcohol free events.
Nye Communities Coalition (NCC)
 NCC presented “Every 15 Minutes” at Pahrump Valley High School; 1,000 people were reached over the 2 day event. The event was covered by television, radio and newspaper. NCC also provided Alcohol presentation to middle school
and high school students in Round Mountain, NV.
 NCC provided banners to law enforcement for “Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately”.
 NCC participated in Compliance Checks in Gabbs, Tonopah, Round Mountain,
Beatty and Amargosa.
Partners Allied for Community Excellence (PACE)
 PACE educated approximately 250 P & H MinePro employees at their annual
safety meeting on the dangers of drinking and driving using the DUI simulator
and the fatal vision goggles.
 PACE conducted a geographic information system (GIS) mapping initiativemapping correlation between alcohol establishments, arrests, and youth areas.
 PACE coalition staff appeared before and reported to the Elko County Commissioners four times to increase the awareness and educating the Commissioners on the dangers of underage drinking within Elko County.
Partnership of Community Resources (PCR)
 PCR visited eight retailers and provided education on placement of alcohol to
limit youth access. Discussed were issues of where to install mirrors if the
physical design of the store did not allow for movement of alcohol.
 Twenty posters designed by the graphic arts students at Douglas High School
were distributed to local retail stores.
 PCR presented a media campaign "Always the life of the party? CHALLENGE.. Try doing it sober!" in the form of a billboard, which was seen by
approximately 10,000 drivers, and slide at movie theater, which was seen by
approximately 5,000 movie goers, and newspaper article read by approximately 7,500 subscribers.
Statewide Native American Coalition (SNAC)
 SNAC developed four PSA messages that are being aired on a weekly basis on
Renegade Radio.
 SNAC facilitated the Tribal Chiefs Association meeting once a month with
participation of twelve tribal chiefs of police in attendance. Meeting topics
have included Civil Rights/Civil Liability, Indian Country Criminal Jurisdiction, Chapter 109-A Felonies, Federal Court Procedures.
 SNAC has reviewed Nevada’s various tribes’ tribal law and order codes regarding the juvenile justice laws and traffic laws as well as consequences of
distributing/ contributing to minors and anything along those lines to see what
laws are in place.
*Community Council on Youth has merged with Partnership Carson City and adopted
**Eastern Nevada Communities Coalition has dissolved; however, its service area has
been taken over by Goshen Community Development Coalition. Goshen’s new service
area is known as the Goshen Eastern Nevada Communities Corridor.
The Synar amendment was passed by Congress in 1992, and requires each state to enforce an effective law prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors less than eighteen years of age. The Synar regulation is administered by SAMHSA. States not enforcing youth tobacco laws could lose up to 40% of their SAPT Block Grant. The Synar
rule entitled Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants: Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 18 Years of Age, was released in 1996
and requires states to:
 Have in effect a law prohibiting any manufacturer, retailer, or distributor of tobacco products from selling or distributing such products to any individual under
 Enforce such laws in a manner that can reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which tobacco products are available to individuals under the age of 18.
 Conduct annual random, unannounced inspections of retail outlets to ensure
compliance with the law. These inspections are to be conducted in such a way
as to provide a valid sample of outlets accessible to youth.
 Develop a strategy and timeframe for achieving an inspection failure rate of less
than 20% ±3% of outlets accessible to youth.
 Submit an annual report that details the state’s activities to enforce its laws, the
overall success achieved by the state during the previous fiscal year in reducing
tobacco availability to youth, inspection methodology, methods used to identify
outlets, and plans for enforcing the law in the coming fiscal year.
The Office of the Attorney General, Nevada Department of Justice conducts compliance
checks on all retail outlets accessible to minors a minimum of twice per year. An analysis is conducted on a random sample of these facilities yearly for the Annual Synar Report. Figure 7 shown on the next page charts the Synar Study noncompliance rate (sales
to minors) based on that sample.
Figure 7: Synar Noncompliance Rate for Nevada,
Federal Fiscal Years 2006 - 2010
Percent Noncompliant >
Noncompliant Buy Rate
Federal Fiscal Year
Prevention On the next five pages are Table 11 and Charts 13-17 showing demographic makeup of
individuals receiving SAPTA funded prevention services. Following these charts are
and Tables two information listings: 1) “SAPTA Certified Prevention Programs,” and 2) “SAPTA
Certified Prevention Coalitions.”
Chart 13: SAPTA Prevention Participants,
SFY 2005 - 2009
Table 11: SAPTA Prevention Participants,
State Fiscal
and Tables Con-
Chart 14: Prevention Participants by Area Served,
Percentage of Participants .
Chart 15: Prevention Participants by Gender, SFY 2005 - 2009
* In SFY 2009 participants counts were reported based on NHIPPS. In NHIPPS, ethnicity is reported separately from race and
individual participants can report more than one race. Thus, percentages will exceed 100% of total participant count in 2009.
Chart 16: Prevention Participants by Race/Ethnicity, SFY 2005 - 2009
Chart 17: Prevention Participants by Age Group, SFY 2006
ID/Referral
SAPTA Web site address: http://mhds.state.nv.us
Certified Prevention Programs
Battle Mountain Family Resource Center
695 S. Broad Street
Site: 384 S. Reese St.
UNR Cooperative Extension (Board of Regents)
815 Norht Second Street
Battle Mountain, NV 89820-2326
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada
673 S. Stewart St.
Nevada Hispanic Services
637 S. Stewart St., Ste. B
212 E. Winnie Ln.
Central Lyon County Youth Connection
Site: 170 Pike St.
Boys and Girls Club of Elko
P O Box 2114
Site: 405 Idaho St., Ste. 210
Elko, NV 89803
Elko Band Council Alcohol Drug Prevention
1745 Silver Eagle Dr.
Family Resource Centers of Northeastern NV
P O Box 2655
Site: 1401 Ruby Vista Dr.
UNR Coop Extension, Project Magic
701 Walnut St.
Phone: (775) 635-2881
(775) 635-2366
(775) 635-2576
(775) 635-5729
(775) 738-1990
(775) 785-7843
Phone: (775) 882-8820
(775) 882-0250
(775) 885-1055
(775) 885-7039
(775) 884-2269
(775) 884-2730
Phone: (775) 246-0320
(775) 246-0238
Phone: (775) 738-2759
(775) 738-2759
(775) 753-7454
(775) 753-7445
(775) 753-7352
(775) 777-9102
(775) 753-7843
y=Youth (Preschool-Elementary)
a=Adolescent (Middle School-High School)
A=Adult
P=Public
400—B Newe View
1001 E. 11th
Site: 1 Vandal Way
Eureka County Juvenile Probation Dept.
Site: 701 S. Main St.
Fallon Youth Club
690 S. Maine St.
Churchill County Juvenile Probation
190 W. First St.
Site: 1248 Waterloo Lane
Cooperative Extension – Mineral County
Site: 314 5th St.
Aid for AIDS of Southern Nevada (AFAN)
701 Shadow Lane, Ste. 170
Phone: (775) 289-4133
(775) 289-3237
(775) 289-4846
(775) 289-4850
Phone: (775) 237-5361
(775) 237-5113
(775) 237-5450
(775) 237-6005
Phone: (775) 423-6926
(775) 423-6949
(775) 428-2600
(775) 423-8041
(775) 423-6587
(775) 423-6888
Phone: (775) 783-8458
(775) 782-6790
Phone: (775) 945-3444
(775) 945-2259
Phone: (702) 382-2326
(702) 366-1609
Clark County Department of Family Services
3900 Cambridge St., Ste. 203
Clark County Health District
Site: 400 Shadow Lane, #210
Clark County Social Services (PATHS)
1600 Putto Lane
Committed 100 Men Helping Boys
626 S. 9th Street
Community Initiatives Group
1117 Tumbleweed Ave.
Guiddens Associates/Bilingual Behavior Services
4660 S. Eastern Ave. Ste. 200
2300 Bonanza Rd
Police Athletic League of Southern Nevada
3065 S. Jones, Ste. 201
Silver State Youth Soccer Organization
4500 East Ogden Ave.
Solutions Foundation (The)
9811 W. Charleston Blvd #2626
Southern Nevada Area Health Education Center
(AHEC)
1094 E. Sahara Ave.
Temporary Assistance for Domestic Crisis, Inc.
DBA: Safe Nest
P O Box 43264, Las Vegas, NV 89116
Site: 915 W. Charleston, Ste. 3A
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Center for
Phone: (702) 455-5295
(702) 455-8699
(702) 759-0711
(702) 868-2825
(702) 455-5722
(702) 455-5950
(702) 386-6001
(702) 386-6003
(702) 648-1438
(702) 647-3447
(702) 451-7542
(702) 450-4239
(702) 789-8538
(702) 388-1010
(702) 419-6649
(702) 942-6177
(702) 318-8452
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(702) 318-8463
(702) 877-0127
(702) 895-1357
(702) 895-4379
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Counseling
and Psychological Services
P O Box 452005
Site: 4505 South Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89154-2005
Urban Academic Alliance
P O Box 13135
Site: 626 South Ninth Street, Las Vegas, NV
Variety Early Learning Center
990 D Street
4141 Meadows Ln.
Site: 1150 Elmherst Ave.
P O Box 239
Site: 810 Sixth Street
Lovelock, NV 89419-0239
Virgin Valley Family Services
P O Box 1436
Site: 312 W. Mesquite Blvd., #7
Douglas County Juvenile Probation
Site: 1625 Eighth St.
P O Box 1888
FAME Outreach & Community Development
9901 Deer Court, Las Vegas, NV 89134
Church Addr: 2450 Revere Street
Phone: (702) 895-3627
(702) 895-0149
(702) 278-3715
(702) 647-4907
(702) 647-4304
(702) 877-7230
(702) 877-0856
Phone: (775) 273-2625
(775) 273-2668
Phone: (775) 346-7277
(775) 346-1957
Phone: (775) 782-9811
(775) 782-9808
(775) 267-3622
Phone: (702) 649-1774
(702) 657-2989
JRW Concepts Services
720 Heritage Cliff
Nevada Community Associates, Inc.
P O Box 335993
Nevada Partners, Inc.
Quannah McCall Elementary School
800 E. Carey Ave.
Richard Steele Boxing Club
2475 W. Cheyenne Ave., Ste. 110
Nevada Outreach Trng. Organization
P O Box 2869
Pahrump, NV 89041-2869
2100 South Mt. Charleston
WestCare Nevada, Inc.
2280 Calvada Ave.
Site: HC 74
580 West 5th Street, Suite #1A
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada
495 Apple St., Ste. 104
Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows
Phone: (702) 277-7312
(702) 649-4020
(702) 204-6313
(702) 642-8510
(702) 399-5627
(702) 799-7149
(702) 799-7043
(702) 638-1308
(702) 263-1454
Phone: (775) 751-1118
(775) 751-0134
(775) 727-1875
(702) 385-5519
Phone: (775) 728-4446
(775) 962-5103
(775) 782-4467
Phone: (775) 786-5886
(775) 786-5893
(775) 352-3202
(775) 322-8898
(775) 331-5437
(775) 331-9012
P O Box 220
Site: 1 Hospital Rd.
1021 Fremont Street
UNR Coop Extension, Nye County
P.O. Box 231, Tonopah, NV 89049
Site: 1664 N. Virginia Street
Mail Stop 325
Phone: (775) 857-2999
Bridge Center, The
1201 Corporate Dr, Ste 100
Children’s Cabinet (The)
1090 South Rock Blvd
Crisis Call Center Substance Abuse Help Line
P O Box 8016
Site: 980 Greg St.
HAWC Community Health Center
1055 S. Wells Ave, Ste. 120
3905 Neil Rd., Ste. 2
3500 Lakeside Ct., #101
UNR Office of Student Conduct
Mail Stop 0195
14101 Old Virginia Road
Washoe County School District - FRC
P O Box 30425
Site: 425 E. 9th Street
Reno, NV 89520-3425
(775) 856-6200
(775) 856-6208
(775) 784-8083
(775) 332-7399
(775) 348-3896
(775) 826-1818
(775) 826-1819
(775) 786-6800
(775) 784-4388
(775) 348-0332
(775) 333-5012
(775) 348-0333
Phone: (775) 773-2522
(775) 773-2462
Phone: (530) 541-2445
(530) 541-0517
(775) 784-6680
Community Chest, Inc.
P O Box 980
Site: 991 S. C Street
6th Judicial District Youth and Family
737 Fairgrounds Road
1085 Fairgrounds Road
Winnemucca, NV 89445-2927
Zion Lutheran Church Youth Group
3205 N. Highland Drive
Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley
Site: 2510 “95” A South, Suite C
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office
30 Nevin Way
Phone: (775) 847-9311
Phone: (775) 623-6382
(775) 623-6386
(775) 623-3796
(775) 623-4920
Phone: (775) 463-2334
(775) 463-1567
(775) 463-6600
Clearinghouse for Substance Abuse Info &
1117 Tumbleweed Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89106-1423
Center for the Application of Substance Abuse
Technology - Nevada Prevention Resource
UNR/ College of Education
WRB 1021 MS/284
Reno, NV 89557-0216
Phone: (702) 880-4357
(702) 383-9898
Phone: (775) 784-6336
(775) 327-2268
Prevention Coalitions*
90 N. Maine St. Ste 301
(775) 423-7433
P O Box 613
Site: 1711 N. Roop St
(775) 841-4730
P O Box 1460
Site: 1475 Cornell Ave. Suite 500
(775) 273-2400
1117 Tumbleweed Ave
Site: 2008 Hamilton Lane
(702) 880-4357
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon & Storey County
(775) 246-7550
Join Together Northern Nevada Washoe County Coalition
1325 Airmotive Way, Ste. 325
(775) 324-7557
3909 South Maryland Pkwy Suite 305
(702) 734-0589
Nye Communities Coalition
2280 East Calvada Blvd., Ste. 103
(775) 727-9970
Partners Allied for Community Excellence Coalition
249 Third St.
(775) 777-3451
Partnership of Community Resources Coalition
P O Box 651, Minden, NV 89423
Site: 1528 Hwy 395, Ste. 100
(775) 782-8611
Statewide Native American Coalition
P.O. Box 7440, Reno, NV 89510
Site: 680 Greenbrae Dr., Ste. 265
(775) 355-0600
(775) 423-7504
(775) 841-4733
(775) 273-2402
(775) 324-6991
(702) 734-1589
(775) 751-6827
(775) 738-7837
(775) 782-4216
(775) 355-0648
* Coalitions serve as the local clearinghouse for substance abuse prevention information, funding, and coordination of community projects.
This publication was supported through Grant Number B1 NVSAPT from the U. S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department
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