NCJ Number
179798
Journal
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Volume: 31 Issue: 3 Dated: July-September 1999 Pages: 205-210
Date Published
September 1999
Length
6 pages
Annotation
Newark Target Cities provides an innovative public health model through which New Jersey's largest city is addressing addiction and health care problems; Newark is attempting to increase the effectiveness of and access to drug and alcohol abuse treatment and related medical services and to foster coordination among treatment providers.
Abstract
The Newark Target Cities project has several features that arise out of the unique social and economic realities of drug abuse treatment in Newark. The drug-abusing population of Newark presents the city with a unique public health problem because many clients have a variety of medical problems that must be diagnosed and treated in conjunction with their drug abuse. A key element in the project is a medical evaluation during the initial assessment of clients seeking drug treatment services at the Central Intake Unit. In addition, the project involves a consortium that consists of 10 agencies providing a range of services and treatment modalities. Project efforts to centralize intake into drug treatment and facilitate collaboration via the consortium of agencies are described. 2 references