ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT
RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Vacancy, Chair

In 1990, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treat
ment Research Advisory Committee was formed
(Chapter 580, Acts of 1990) The Committee de
velops methodology for evaluating the effectiveness
of treatment programs The Committee also ad
vises the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration
on regulations needed for research on the effective
ness of treatment programs (Code Health—Gen-
eral Article, sec 8 402)

ADMINISTRATION & GRANTS
MANAGEMENT
Margaret H Mclntyre, Assistant Director
(410) 767-6872

Administration and Grants Management began
as the Grants Management Division It received its
present name in 1994 Administration and Grants
Management awards and monitors Administration
monies for addictions treatment and prevention
Grants are received by local health departments,
government agencies and private companies As the
Administration's fiscal agent, Administration and
Grants Management works closely with the Depart-
ment's Division of Contracts and Telecommunica-
tions, and Division of Program Costs and Analysis

SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME DR UG
& ALCOHOL PROJECT
Herdisene McIntyre-Green, Coordinator
(410) 767 6871

Federally funded, the Social Security Income
Drug and Alcohol Project certifies that Social Se-
curity recipients comply with federal eligibility
standards These require that all Social Security
recipients with alcohol or drug abuse noted on their
records be referred, where appropriate, to sub-
stance abuse programs and be monitored The
Social Security Administration refers to the Project
persons, over age 18, whose primary disability is
substance abuse The Project, in turn, refers the
person to vocational rehabilitation for continued
treatment and services

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/ POLICY, PLANNING,
& DEVELOPMENT/ SPECIAL POPULATIONS
C Wayne Kempske, Assistant Director
(410) 767 6901

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION
Vacancy, Chief
(410) 767 6901

The Criminal Justice Division was formed in
1987 under the former Addictions Services Ad
ministration The Division coordinates all evalu-
ations of criminal defendants for drug and alcohol

abuse, and all commitments tor evaluation or treat
ment made by Circuit Courts and District Courts
(Code Health—General Article, sees 8 505
through 8 507) The Division also coordinates all
education and treatment for those driving while
intoxicated (DWI) The Division works closely with
the Division of Parole and Probation, the Division
of Correction, the Administrative Office of the
Courts, the Motor Vehicle Administration, and
local health departments

POLICY PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
C Todd Rosendale, Chief
(410) 767 6550

The Policy, Planning, and Development Dm
sion formulates Administration policies, rules, and
regulations governing alcohol and drug abuse
treatment The Division provides technical assis
tance to all methadone programs, oversees their
compliance with State and federal regulations, and
monitors private methadone programs The Divi-
sion also monitors treatment of pregnant addicts
and compiles quarterly statistics on their admis
sions, retentions, and deliveries In addition, the
Division serves as liaison to the Federal Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment

SPECIAL POPULATIONS DIVISION
Gloria A. Memam, Chief
(410) 767 6550

The Special Populations Division began in Fiscal
Year 1985 as a project of the Alcoholism Control
Administration It continued under the Special
Projects Division when the Addictions Services
Administration was formed in 1987 The following
year, it was organized into the Youth, Adolescents,
and Family Division, in 1993 as the Children,
Youth, and Families Division, and in 1995 received
its present name
For adolescents addicted to drugs or alcohol,
and for their families, the Division develops, moni-
tors, and funds assessment and treatment services
Youths under age 18 or, if eligible for Medical
Assistance, under age 21, and their families may
secure help locally Services include screening, clini-
cal assessment, drug and alcohol education, and
counseling, clinical intervention, case manage
ment, residential treatment and long term continu-
ing care, intensive outpatient and day treatment,
and family therapy Teenagers are referred by local
schools, departments of social services, or offices of
juvenile services for treatment The Division also
assists and monitors local public and private pro
grams developing services for women, women with
infants and children, and pregnant women