Two-thirds of community anti-drug coalitions say that alcohol is a major problem they face, compared to 59.3 percent citing marijuana, 51.3 percent that cited tobacco, and 32.9 percent who named methamphetamine, according to research from Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).

Data on nearly 1,000 community-based groups that took part in CADCA's National Coalition Registry also showed that most coalitions (52 percent) described themselves as county or regionally based, 29.1 percent said they were city-based, and 7 called themselves faith-based. Just 3.3 percent of coalitions had budgets over $1 million, and 14.6 percent had no budget at all.

Program activities included coordinating development of community laws and policies against substance abuse (53.8 percent), leveraging anti-drug law enforcement (51.6 percent), coordinating drug-free social and recreational activities (48 percent), and media advocacy and social marketing (46.2 percent). Direct services provided by coalitions include information dissemination, media awareness, and community mobilization.