Abstract:
The Indiana State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW)developed a scoring system that
will assist policymakers and funders in identify the Indiana counties
most impacted by alcohol and drug abuse. However, the Substance
Abuse Priority Index (SAPI) is not a comprehensive instrument,
rather a tool based on various county-level data sources; hence, its
accuracy is dependent on the quality of the available data.
This issue brief represents a summary of the methodology and
findings on the development of a substance abuse priority score.
