Amanda Reeder Lucas Dicey Ana Perez Crystal Coronal

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2 Amanda Reeder Lucas Dicey Ana Perez Crystal Coronal Juan Barba Johnny Campos Rachele Garcia Louis Sanchez

3 OUTLINE: Mission Statement Our Goal and Thesis Questions Hopeful Outcome of Demographics Fulfilled Goals Needs/Problems Negative Outcome of Unfulfilled Goals Solutions Resources in the community

4 We wanted to study the impact of drug use on the community. We want to research what makes people use. We want to give the community a new perspective on addicts; They re people too!

5 Thesis Questions What influences people to use? What age do people generally start using? What s the most commonly abused drug? The affect of drugs on children

6 Total Number of Survey s: 100 Number of Spanish Survey s: 7 6% Were Under the Age of 15 30% Were % Were % Were % Were 31+

7 Who Did We Survey? 58% Latino 3% African- American 1% Asian 29% White 9% Other

8 Do You Have How Many People Children? Live In the Household? 17% Have 1 21% 1-2 people child 31% 3-4 people p 19% Have % 5-7 people 7% Have 4-6 5% 8-10 people p 17% have % Are U.S Citizens 34 % Voted 7% 11+ people

9 Watsonville /Aptos Cabrillo Watsonville Plaza Santa Cruz Co. Fellow Addicts Family & Friends

10 Who is in Need? Survey Question: How did you get Introduced to drugs? 28% were influenced by family 67% were influenced by friends 14% were influenced by other *Survey Question: Do you believe addiction is a disease? ~83% of people surveyed say Yes

11 *Survey yquestion: Do you know someone who has died from drug use? ~73% of people surveyed said yes!!!!! People still suffering in their addiction The growing number of drug related deaths continues to grow!!

12 What are the NEEDS? Drug rehabilitation ti programs for women to go with their children The need for more rehabilitation of addict, instead of incarceration. Parental Involvement and a better example to be set for children Drug Outreach programs

13 Survey question: At what age did you first experiment with drugs? 57% EXPERIMENTED WITH DRUGS BETWEEN THE AGES OF BEFORE 15 TO 20 YEARS OLD Survey Question: Does drug abuse run in your family? 54% SAID YES 46% SAID NO

14 Lack of communication between parents and their children. Lack of things for kids to do after school. Negative influences such as.parents, friends,,gang g members, older family members. When children are taken from their mothers while they get help..families are destroyed

15 When all we hear on the news is drug busts. When more and more crimes are committed because of nonrehabilitation. When rehabilitation programs are being shut down due to lack of money.

16 45 40 There needs to be more facilities where women 35 can go to get treatment without being 30 separated from their children. 25 OF THE 45% OF WOMEN SURVEYED, 33% OF Series1 20 THEM LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO THEIR ADDICTION! For parents to be more aware of addiction so 5 they have information if i needed dd to help hl their hi children 0 or themselves if necessary. Number of women that t lost their kids Number of Women Surveyed

17 7% To try to end the vicious cycle that the system pulls addicts through. 93% 93 % of fpeople p surveyed said they thought addicts should be rehabilitated instead of sent to prison. Possibly change the way people view addicts. 22% of people surveyed said they thought that addicts were bad people.

18 Research shows that the biggest barrier for women trying to kick drugs or alcohol dependence is the possibility of separation from their children. Las Hermanas was the only live-in facility that aimed at Spanish speaking women in the community and it s now closed down! It also housed pregnant women The best hope for those of us afflicted with the disease of addiction is to find live-in and long term treatment.

19 Design a program that specifically targets youth and parents. Sometimes parents think that their children are just going through a phase when in reality their child has a problem. Last, there are some parents that are in complete denial when they need to step up and support their children as much as possible without ih ignoring i the problem.

20 There is 2.3 million people incarcerated right now. Most are level 1 non-violent offenders. 28% are women felons due to drugs. Like mentioned before we believe that when a addict is sent to prison and the real problem isn t taken care of, the addict comes out HARD and not rehabilitated. Addicts have a disease and they need help!

21 The community views us as a problem instead of people with a problem. Addiction does not make bad people, drugs do!

22 1. Our first goal is to educate people on the disease of addiction 2. Our second goal is to show the importance of recovery centers for women and children in Watsonville. 3. Our third goal is to always set the best example by not glorifying drug use and encouraging youths to continue school. 4. Our last goal is to help lower the number of people experimenting with drugs.

23 For addicts to have full access to professional help. For women to feel safe enough to go to a recovery center and get help without fear of loosing her children. Kids look up to us and we want to make sure we give out a good message in hopes that kids will want to go to school and get an education rather then experiment with drugs. Lower number of people experimenting=lower number of addicts.

24 The number of drug related crimes will continue to grow The number of incarcerated people p that are continuously in and out of prison will definitely increase with only negative affects. If we continue to be oblivious to how close drugs are to every one of us, the next generations to come will cultivate more addicts.

25 To lower the number of incarcerated people and increase the number of rehabilitated addicts. To ensure a better future for children who s parents are addicts. To reduce the impact of illegal drug usage. We want people to be more aware of how close drug use really is to being right inside of their own homes.

26 In and outpatient treatment centers: AA and NA 12-step meetings throughout Santa Cruz County. Men s Si Se Puede Teen Challenge New Life of Pajaro Women's Mondenero Baskin

27 COED Janus of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Residential The Camp Providence House New Life Of Santa Cruz Adolescents Tyler House in La Selva Crossroads of Corralitos