The Council is charged with annually submitting to the governor and the legislature a Comprehensive Statewide Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Master Plan which shall include a spending plan for the Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 35-15 and shall also include recommended appropriate allocations to state departments, local governments and local agencies and service providers of all state and federal funds for the treatment, prevention, research, evaluation, education and public awareness of alcoholism and drug abuse in accordance with the regular budget cycle, and shall incorporate and unify all state, county, local and private alcohol and drug abuse initiatives.
The Council is also charged with annually preparing the state government component of the Comprehensive Statewide Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Master Plan for the treatment, prevention, research, evaluation, education and public awareness of alcoholism and drug abuse in this state, which plan shall include an emphasis on prevention, community awareness, and family and youth services.
CONFRONTING NEW JERSEY"S NEW DRUG PROBLEM:
A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS A BURGEONING HEROIN/OPIATE
EPIDEMIC AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS
