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Under the direction of the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring (OSAM) team of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS): acts and conducts as a data collector for one assigned OSAM region, assisting in the identification and establishment of a network of diverse individuals who have intimate knowledge of drug abuse trends in regional communities. Those eligible for network inclusion consist of, but are not limited to, the following: people actively engaged in drug use and/or drug recovery activities, alcohol and other drug (AOD) addiction treatment/prevention providers, law enforcement and probation officers, crime lab professionals, emergency room physicians and school counselors. Data are collected through focus group and individual interviews for the purpose of providing accurate epidemiological descriptions of substance abuse trends and emerging problems, as well as problem and pathological gambling in Ohio’s major metropolitan and rural areas every six months. Data will be utilized to respond to media inquiries, to aid local Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ADAS) and Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Boards in grant-writing efforts, to provide training to community professionals, to address and respond to important needs of state legislature, and to assist OhioMHAS in the prioritization of resources based on emerging drug trends.

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