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Page 2 Seventh Street Center in Charlotte made a study of admissions from au- three counties during tile year 1976. Tile stady revealed ti]at 332 alcoholics from our Area were admitted to that facility during the twelve mouth period with an average monthly admission rate Of 28. 2. During tile year 1977, there were 2.385 arrests for driving uuder~the- inf]ueuce in the three counties served by the Area Program. An additional ].554 were arrested for public intoxication during the sa,le period, making a total of 3,939 alcohol-related arrests for 1977. (See attaciled page for hreak- dowll by counties). 3. ~,/ithin the three counties of Caharrus, Stanty~ and Union. there are an estimated 11,700 heavy escape drinkers. At least half of this re,tuber, or 5,850, are alcoholics, and according [o the !Jorth Carol iua Division of ~'lental Health, at least 613 of this number are chrouic alcoholics. (See display page). 4. From tire above and other inclicators, we estimate tile annual namber of de,axil]carious needed within tile Area, and appropriate for the social detox setting~ would range from a minimum of 1,200 to as many as 2,000. f 207, of the aumber of estimated alcoholics in tile Area would need one ,.leto×- if]cation admission in a year, this would mean 1,170 admissious. ~le are estir, lating that as many as 58~.~ admissions will he made by the social detox faci ity tile first Year (See display page). ~le are hoping Lo be ahle to gel: commitmellts from patients admitted to remain in ti~e facility for ~ minhnum of five days. This would allow ample time for the withdrawal from alcohol and ,also, provide adequate time for some education and motivational couuseling to encourage the client to accep~ further treetment for overcoming their alcoholic behavior Ill .Goals For The Social Detox Progra!~ 1. To ~lal;e detoxification services more accessible and available to the alcoholic population within tile three counties served by tile Area Program 2. To provide detoxification services a~ the lowest possible cost ~o the clients and tile taxpayers. Tile cost for social detox normally is about one third tile cost of providing detoxification ill a hospital setting. 3. To involve tile alcoholics' family and other cor~,~unity care-givers more intensely in the treatment and rehabilitation process by ptoviding detoxificatJon locally. Oar experience has beea that when alcoholics are referred to facilities outside tile Area, we frequently lose conEact with them and their families until ~he rlexL episode occurs when deLoxification is again needed. 4. To provide motivational counseling aad educa~ia~ Lo all those admitted to insure their continuing in treatment and counseling services. Serio~ls efforts will be made to maximize tile beuefits of tile detoxification service by referring ,al I cl lents to on,patient counseling, Alcoholics Anony~Llous, and other needed services. Family members will, also, be couaseled and referred to Alcoholics 5. To assis~ law eaforceiaent personnel and the Coarcs in implementing House - 3ill 802 The social detox facility can save valuable personnel time and other 13