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Information About
- About ADP
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The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse and problem gambling.
If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, drugs or gambling, there are services available throughout California to help you get on the road to recovery. We hope you will come to rely on this website as a resource to understand the problems associated with alcohol or drug use or problems associated with gambling.
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Prescription Drug Misuse
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Prescription drug abuse – more precisely referred to as "misuse" or PDM – by youth, young adults and older adults is a growing problem in California and the nation. Prescription drugs that are abused or used for nonmedical reasons can alter brain activity and lead to dependence.Read more.
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Announcements
ADP Offices Closed on Fridays due to Furloughs
The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs will be closed on the first three Fridays of each month due to furloughs. Staff will return the following Monday except for holidays. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. You may continue to access treatment services online (Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Assistance). If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.
Draft Treatment Standards Available for Review and Comment
ADP would like to invite all stakeholders in the treatment of substance use disorders to participate in the development of treatment standards for the State of California. The Treatment Standards project of ADP is part of our Continuum of Services System Re-Engineering (COSSR) effort. These draft standards aim to define the critical elements that represent quality care for substance use disorders. We hope you will join us in this effort to draft standards for quality care.
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