ARC Associates

Greater New Orleans

Community Needs Assessment

 in support of the

 The Greater New Orleans Drug Demand Reduction Coalition seeks to promote a healthy, safe and drug-free community by working with enforcement, justice, prevention and treatment resources. In its May 2012 Drug Control Strategy, the Coalition included broad goals for these four “pillars” to be accomplished within a five-year time frame. Included in its strategic plan, is a needs assessment report which identifies many of the problems facing our community.

Most Recent

• Dashboard for Substance Use Health (updated July 2022)
• Data Book for GNO: NSDUH Population Prevalence Estimates for July 2019 (April 2021)
  
• The Future of the Louisiana Caring Communities Youth Survey (January 2020)
• Greater New Orleans Drug Threat Abstract (GC-HIDTA) (July 2020)
• Louisiana Opiate Data and Surveillance System (LODSS), LDH Health Informatics (updated)
  
• Drug and Alcohol Problem in Greater New Orleans, 2011 - 2017, Summary of Data Findings and Recommendations  (Revised 10/19/2017)

Publications by/for the Coalition

• New Orleans Drug Control Strategy 2012
• New Orleans Community Needs Assessment, Quantifying the Problem, April 2012
  
• Target Outcomes
• Implmentation Progress Report, May 2013
• Drug Policy Position Statements, 2014
• FACT Sheet Fall 2015
  
•  Community Substance Use Health Profile
• Dashboard for Substance Use Health (updated December 2020)
• Drug and Alcohol Problem in Greater New Orleans, 2011 - 2017, Summary of Data Findings and Recommendations   (Revised 10/19/2017)
• The Future of the Louisiana Caring Communities Youth Survey (January 2020)
  

Resources

• Data Resources  Updated May 2020
  
• Facing Addiction in America: the Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (Nov. 2016) NEW (11/2017)
  
• Marijuana Policy (May 2020)
• Opiate Policy  (10/24/17)
  
• Child & Adolescent Health and Welfare (under development)
  
• Planning Documents
  
• Greater New Orleans Substance Use Health Profile and Dashboard
  
• Prevention Services
  
• Treatment and Recovery Services
  
• Policy Studies, Research Reports and Service Directories
  

Coalition Work Groups

• Data Work Group Member Pages
• Treatment Work Group Member Pages
  
• Prevention Work Group Member Pages
• Judicial Work Group Member Pages
  
• Enforcement Work Group Member Pages