Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

VII. Health and Safety

Table HS-22: Characteristics of Cortland Clients Admitted to Alcohol and Substance Abuse (ABA) Treatment 1999

 

AGE
TOTAL Under 18 18-20 21-24 25-34 35-45 45-59 55+
557 49 57 56 140 167 51 35
 
GENDER AND RACE
  TOTAL Male Female White Black Other Hispanic  
  557 433 124 485 42 7 23
78% 22% 87% 8% 1% 4%
 
TYPE OF ADDICTION  
 
TOTAL
Alcohol		 Heroin/
Opiates
Marijuana
Crack
Cocaine		 Other/
Unknown		  
  557 434 8 77 13 7 3
78% 2% 14% 3% 2% 1%
 
TYPE OF REFERRAL  
 

TOTAL
Other ASA Treatment		 ASA Prevention Program
Criminal Justice
Self Referral		 Health Care or Social
Service

Other		  
  557 135 25 207 119 49 22
24% 5% 37% 4% 9% 4%
 
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS  
 
TOTAL		 Prior ASA Treatment Physical Impairment Mental Retardation Mental Illness
Pregnancy		 Living with Children  
  557 323 73 10 107 4 34
 
Of those estimated to be in need of ASA services (4,212) in Cortland County, only 13% (557) entered treatment in 1999.

Source: NY's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) 2002 County Resource Book, Vol. 1: Service Need and Utilization, Tables 8, 9, 10, 12, 14

  

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
50 Clinton Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org