To improve our communities' health, safety and productivity by reducing the incidence and impact of alcohol and drug abuse.
Founded by a group of Dallas business leaders shortly after the end of World War II, the Greater
Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a clearinghouse for a wide array of programs aimed at preventing
drug abuse and the collateral damage it inflicts upon families and communities in North Texas.
Substance abuse is the number one health problem in America. It is a significant factor in broken homes,
health problems such as liver disease, soaring medical costs, crime, spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases,
unplanned pregnancies, school performance problems, truancy and dropouts, work performance problems, absences and job loss.
Its effects reach far beyond the user - to family, friends, the workplace, and the community as a whole.
The Council focuses on reducing the incidence and impact of alcohol and drug use by attracting financial
and other support from local, state and national sources, and by implementing quality substance abuse prevention
and intervention programs. With the help of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, the Texas Department of State
Health Services, individuals, corporations and foundations, the Council has grown to reach annually tens of
thousands of youth, parents, professionals and other individuals and groups through an extensive network of
supported services.
