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r Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Justice Assistance Grant - County-wide General Project Information Project Title : INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DRUG TESTING PROGRAM Subgrant Recipient : Indian River County Board of Commissioners Implementing Agency : Indian River County Board of Commissioners Project Start Date : 10/ 1 /2009 End Date : 9/30/2010 Problem Identification The Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County is seeking funding to continue to support Indian River County' s Drug Court program by providing frequent and valid drug testing to individuals whose criminal justice involvement stems from Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD ) use . Indian River County continues to experience a high level of drug related activity . For several decades , drug use has shaped the criminal justice system . Drug and drug -related offenses are the most common crime in our community . Drug offenders move through the criminal justice system in a predictable pattern : arrest , prosecution , conviction , incarceration , release and the cycle repeats . It became increasingly apparent that treatment providers and criminal justice practitioners share a common goal : stop the illicit use and abuse of all addictive substances and curtail related criminal activity . Out of this need Indian River County established a drug court program . Project Summary The mission of Indian River County' s Drug Testing program is to support the drug court program in its mission to stop the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related criminal activity . Indian River County' s Drug Court creates an environment with clear and certain rules . The rules are definite , easy to understand , and most important , compliance is within the individual ' s control . The rules are based on the participant' s performance and are measurable , ie the drug tests reveal drug use or abstinence . The participant' s performance is immediately and directly communicated to the judge , who rewards progress or penalizes noncompliance . The court program has the capacity to demonstrate tangible outcomes . Indian River County' s Court has this ability to demonstrate reductions in AOD use via the drug testing program . Abstinence is monitored by frequent and random alcohol and other drug testing . Accurate testing is the most objective and efficient way to establish a framework for accountability and to gauge each participant' s progress . Modern technology offers highly reliable testing to determine if an individual has recently used specific drugs . The Substance Abuse Council continues to utilize a Siemens Healthcare "V-Twin " drug screening analyzer utilizing the EMIT® ( Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique ) It is commonly recognized that alcohol use frequently contributes to relapse among individuals whose primary drug of choice is not alcohol . AOD testing results are objective measures of treatment effectiveness , as well as a source of important information for periodic review of treatment progress . AOD testing helps shape the ongoing interaction between the court , treatment provieder and each participant . Timely and accurate test results promote frankness and honesty among all parties . AOD testing is central to the court' s monitoring of participant compliance . It is a key component of the program . It gives the participant immediate information about his or her own progress , making the participant active and involved in the treatment process rather than a passive recipient of services . The Indian River County Drug Testing Program proposes to provide frequent drug testing according to the following standards . 1 . AOD testing policies and procedures are based on established and tested guidelines . Application Ref # 2010-JAGC- 1125 Section #2 Page 1 of 3 Contract -JAGC - INRI - - - Rule Reference 11D-9 . 006 OCJG-005 (rev. April 2005 )