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People
Counseling Agency
936 Stewart Ave.
Bethpage, NY 11714
433-5344
Email: Badainc@aol.com
People is a not for profit community based
counseling program servicing Bethpage and the surrounding communities.
The program is an out patient facility specializing in Substance Abuse
Treatment & Prevention and Family and Children Services
Drug
and Alcohol Control Division (DACA)
Department of the Town of
Oyster Bay
(516)
797-7900
The Drug and Alcohol Control Division coordinates the activities of
the Drug Abuse Control Agency (DACA), which provides support services
and drug education programs to area schools and community
organizations.
Department of Nassau County
Drug & Alcohol Addiction
(No Web site link available)
572-1900
The
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
administers the nation's
most comprehensive system of services for substance abusing
populations. Each day, about 120,000 New Yorkers receive treatment for
alcohol and/or drug addiction from OASAS-licensed programs. Services
are delivered through a network of over 1,200 community-based
providers. OASAS also directly operates 13 Addiction Treatment Centers
around the state. In addition to treatment services, thousands of
people benefit daily from prevention initiatives carried out by OASAS-sponsored
or licensed prevention programs.
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American
Council For Drug Education The
American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and
education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most
current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.
National
Families in Action National
Families in Action is a national drug education, prevention, and policy
center based in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization was founded in 1977. Its
mission is to help families and communities prevent drug abuse among
children by promoting policies based on science.
Partnership
for a Drug Free America The Partnership for a
Drug-Free America is a private, non-profit, non-partisan coalition of
professionals from the communications industry. Best known for its national,
anti-drug advertising campaign, its mission is to reduce demand for illicit
drugs in America through media communication. Its work focuses on "unselling"
drugs to children through media communication, and that’s what the
Partnership is all about – preventing drug use among kids.
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