[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 TRIBUTE TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL 
                           OF DEEP EAST TEXAS

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                            HON. JIM TURNER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 6, 1998

  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Alcohol 
and Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) of Deep East Texas as it celebrates its 
20th Anniversary. The ADAC has served the communities of my 
congressional district and surrounding areas for years, and I am 
pleased to have this opportunity to recognize such an outstanding 
organization.
  The ADAC is a non-profit agency committed to providing prevention, 
intervention and treatment services to children and adults in the Deep 
East Texas region. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Deep East 
Texas was formed in 1978 with one office, located in Center, Texas, and 
a staff of only two. The ADAC now has offices in seven counties and 
serves all twelve counties of Deep East Texas.
  When the ADAC opened its doors in 1978, it was the only facility of 
its kind in the area. No other treatment services were available in 
Deep East Texas. With the help of funding from the Texas Commission on 
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Temple Inland 
Foundation, Angelina and Nacogdoches County United Ways, Henderson 
Foundation, Texas Criminal Justice Division, local Community 
Supervision Departments, Angelina, Nacogdoches, Jasper, Polk, Houston, 
Newton, San Jacinto Commissioners Courts and other sponsors, the ADAC 
has been growing and expanding their services to meet the needs of the 
Deep East Texas area.
  The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council's mission is to promote the 
philosophy that alcohol and drug abuse often leads to chemical 
dependency. The ADAC believes that chemical dependency is treatable and 
offers its education and intervention services to the chemically-
dependent and those people vulnerable to such a dependency. Countless 
individuals have benefited from these services.
  The ADAC has become a true advocate for young people over the years. 
Prevention education has been provided to approximately 200,000 school 
age children, intervention services are provided to 6th, 7th and 8th 
graders, an age at which children are under great pressure from peers, 
and counseling has been provided to more than 4,000 individuals.
  I am grateful to the ADAC for its dedication to treating chemical 
dependency, and I congratulate the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of 
Deep East Texas on the celebration of its 20th Anniversary.

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